VALERO BENICIA REFINERY
3400 EAST SECOND ST., BENICIA, CA 94510 · NAICS 324110 Petroleum Refineries
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
May 1, 2013#316817329May 1, 2013Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#316817329$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #316817329
Dates
- Opened
- May 1, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 15, 2013
- Closed
- Sep 5, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 460
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3400 East Second St., Benicia, CA 94510
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jan 28, 2011#314326091Jan 28, 2011Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#314326091$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #314326091
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 28, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 25, 2011
- Closed
- Sep 27, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 600
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3400 East Second Street, Benicia, CA 94510
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5157 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 5157 F01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 2011 | - | - |
Jan 13, 2010#311075550Jan 13, 2010Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#311075550$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311075550
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 13, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 8, 2010
- Closed
- Feb 22, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 550
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3400 E. 2nd Street, Benicia, CA 94510
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Aug 28, 2009#311074405Aug 28, 2009Programmed Related (I) · Partial scope, Safety#311074405$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311074405
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 28, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 2, 2009
- Closed
- Sep 9, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 525
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3400 East Second St., Benicia, CA 94510
- Industry
- 324110 Petroleum Refineries
Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
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.
4 inspections, 2009 to 2013. 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
Industry comparison
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing, 2,410 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