SHELL OIL COMPANY
NORCO REFINERY PO BOX 10, Norco, LA 70079 · NAICS 324110 Petroleum Refineries
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Inspection records
Oct 7, 1985#1382928Oct 7, 1985Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#1382928$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #1382928
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 7, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 8, 1985
- Closed
- Dec 9, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,800
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Mile 126 River Rd, Norco, LA 70079
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 H01 | Other | 2 | 50 | $0 | $0 | Dec 3, 1985 | - | - |
Apr 20, 1985#1922707Apr 20, 1985Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#1922707$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #1922707
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 20, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- May 1, 1985
- Closed
- May 3, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,800
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Mile 126 River Rd, Norco, LA 70079
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
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.
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.
Gasoline vapors ignited by welder; employees burned
Feb 14, 1985#1385442Feb 14, 1985Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#1385442$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #1385442
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 14, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 14, 1985
- Closed
- Feb 15, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Mile 126 River Road, Norco, LA 70079
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jun 22, 1979#16316671Jun 22, 1979Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#16316671$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16316671
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 22, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 28, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,300
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Norco Manufacturing Complex R, Norco, LA 70079
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
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.
Jan 17, 1979#16397101Jan 17, 1979Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#16397101$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16397101
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 17, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 17, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Norco Manufacturing Complex Ri, Norco, LA 70079
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jul 25, 1978#16315988Jul 25, 1978Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#16315988$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16315988
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 25, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 27, 1978
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,427
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Norco Refinery River Road, Norco, LA 70079
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Oct 18, 1976#16373136Oct 18, 1976Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#16373136$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16373136
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 18, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 18, 1976
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 850
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Norco Refinery, Norco, LA 70079
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
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.
Sep 22, 1976#16385205Sep 22, 1976Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#16385205$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16385205
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 22, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 24, 1976
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 850
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Norco Refinery Po Box 10, Norco, LA 70079
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Sep 6, 1973#16319147Sep 6, 1973Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#16319147$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16319147
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 6, 1973
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 6, 1973
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 800
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- River Road, Norco, LA 70079
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Sep 6, 1972#16367211Sep 6, 1972Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#16367211$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16367211
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 6, 1972
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 6, 1972
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 800
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Norco River Road, Norco, LA 70079
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
21 inspections, 1972 to 1994. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Industry comparison
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing, 2,503 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: petroleum refineries reported 0.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 11.1%; NAICS 32411 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source