VALERO REFINING COMPANY
3400 E 2ND ST, BENICIA, CA 94510 · NAICS 324110 Petroleum Refineries
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Inspection records
May 27, 2021#345341119May 27, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345341119$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345341119
Dates
- Opened
- May 27, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 9, 2021
- Closed
- Sep 9, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 111
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
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
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.
Jun 26, 2019#344110721Jun 26, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#344110721$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #344110721
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 26, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 26, 2019
- Final Order
- Dec 19, 2019
- Closed
- May 13, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 450
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3400 E 2nd Street, Benicia, CA 94510
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1529(F)(5)(A) Asbestos | Other | 3 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Dec 26, 2019 | - | Dec 19, 2019 |
Mar 25, 2019#343881629Mar 25, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343881629$1,2002 viol.2 violations$1,200 in penalties
Inspection #343881629
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 25, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 30, 2019
- Contested
- Sep 5, 2019
- Final Order
- Oct 2, 2019
- Closed
- Nov 19, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 110
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,200
- Penalties on Record
- $1,200
- Site Address
- 3400 E 2nd Street, Benicia, CA 94510
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5189.1 Process Safety Management for Petroleum Refineries OSHA citation code: 51890001 F01 | Other | 1 | 10 | $600 | $600 | Sep 30, 2019 | Sep 5, 2019 | Oct 2, 2019 |
| 01002 | 5189.1 Process Safety Management for Petroleum Refineries OSHA citation code: 51890001 J01 | Other | 24 | 1 | $600 | $600 | Sep 30, 2019 | Sep 5, 2019 | Oct 2, 2019 |
Mar 4, 2014#316820125Mar 4, 2014Unprogrammed Related (G) · No Inspection scope, Safety#316820125$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #316820125
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 4, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 27, 2014
- Closed
- Sep 25, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 15,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3400 E 2nd 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.
Jul 7, 2009#311074058Jul 7, 2009Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#311074058$9352 viol.2 violations$935 in penalties
Inspection #311074058
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 7, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 10, 2009
- Closed
- Dec 13, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 700
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $935
- Penalties on Record
- $935
- Site Address
- 3400 East Second Street, Benicia, CA 94510
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5155 Airborne Contaminants OSHA citation code: 5155 E04 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Dec 13, 2009 | - | - |
| 01003 | 5155 Airborne Contaminants OSHA citation code: 5155 E01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $935 | $935 | Dec 13, 2009 | - | - |
Jul 6, 2009#311073621Jul 6, 2009Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#311073621$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311073621
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 6, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 12, 2009
- Closed
- Oct 12, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3400 E 2nd St, Benicia, CA 94510
- 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.
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.
Employee suffers concussion in fall from jacob ladder
Mar 3, 2008#311068993Mar 3, 2008Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#311068993$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311068993
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- May 23, 2008
- Closed
- May 29, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3400 East 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.
Oct 3, 2007#311067938Oct 3, 2007Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#311067938$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311067938
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 3, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 30, 2007
- Closed
- Dec 13, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3400 E 2nd 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.
Mar 15, 2007#301128005Mar 15, 2007Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#301128005$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301128005
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 15, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 6, 2007
- Closed
- Apr 9, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3400 East 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.
Oct 25, 2005#119649507Oct 25, 2005Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#119649507$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #119649507
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 25, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 12, 2005
- Closed
- Dec 15, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3400 East 2nd Street, Benicia, CA 94510
- 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.
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 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.
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.
24 inspections, 2001 to 2021. 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, 2,503 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