SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY - DIV OF SHELL OIL COMPANY
ROUTE 7 AND ROUTE 618, BELPRE, OH 45714 · NAICS 325212 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Aug 10, 1998#300534955Aug 10, 1998Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#300534955$3,7502 viol.2 violations$3,750 in penalties
Inspection #300534955
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 10, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 10, 1998
- Closed
- Dec 22, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 460
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,750
- Penalties on Record
- $3,750
- Site Address
- Route 7 And Route 618, Belpre, OH 45714
- Industry
- 325212 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E01 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $1,875 | $1,875 | Oct 17, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 I | Serious | 2 | 12 | $1,875 | $1,875 | Sep 17, 1998 | - | - |
Oct 3, 1996#121914329Oct 3, 1996Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#121914329$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #121914329
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 3, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 3, 1996
- Closed
- Oct 3, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 460
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Route 7 And Route 618, Belpre, OH 45714
- Industry
- 325212 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Aug 27, 1996#121913487Aug 27, 1996Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#121913487$6,1255 viol.5 violations$6,125 in penalties
Inspection #121913487
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 27, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 9, 1996
- Closed
- Dec 13, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 460
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,000
- Penalties on Record
- $6,125
- Site Address
- Route 7 And Route 618, Belpre, OH 45714
- Industry
- 325212 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E03 I | Serious | 4 | 20 | $1,875 | $1,875 | Nov 27, 1996 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E03 IV | Serious | 4 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Nov 27, 1996 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.156 Fire Brigades OSHA citation code: 19100156 F01 II | Other | 1 | 6 | $1,125 | $500 | Nov 5, 1996 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F04 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $3,750 | Nov 27, 1996 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Nov 27, 1996 | - | - |
May 27, 1994#103342093May 27, 1994FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#103342093$3,017,00055 viol.55 violations$3,017,000 in penalties
Inspection #103342093
Dates
- Opened
- May 27, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 10, 1994
- Closed
- Oct 3, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 55
- Violation Types
- 55 unclassified
- Initial Penalties
- $3,017,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,017,000
- Site Address
- Route 7 And Route 618, Belpre, OH 45714
- Industry
- 325212 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Three employees killed in chemical plant explosion
Violations
Violation list (12 of 55 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Unclassified | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 24, 1994 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 C02 | Unclassified | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 31, 1995 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D02 ID | Unclassified | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 1, 1996 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D02 IE | Unclassified | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 1, 1996 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E01 | Unclassified | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | May 31, 1996 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E04 | Unclassified | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 24, 1994 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J04 II | Unclassified | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 24, 1994 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q02 V | Unclassified | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1995 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q03 IV | Unclassified | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1995 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q03 V | Unclassified | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 30, 1995 | - | - |
| 01011 | 1910.156 Fire Brigades OSHA citation code: 19100156 D | Unclassified | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1995 | - | - |
| 02001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Unclassified | 18 | - | $3,017,000 | $3,017,000 | Mar 1, 1996 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 55 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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Understanding These Penalties
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Chemical Manufacturing, 12,274 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.