VALERO REFINING COMPANY
3400 E 2ND ST, BENICIA, CA 94510 · NAICS 324110 Petroleum Refineries
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Inspection records
May 4, 2005#125763656May 4, 2005Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#125763656$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125763656
Dates
- Opened
- May 4, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 21, 2005
- Closed
- Sep 29, 2005
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 fractures arm in fall from bicycle
Oct 19, 2004#120340559Oct 19, 2004Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#120340559$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120340559
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 19, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 4, 2005
- Closed
- Mar 14, 2005
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 3, 2004#301121869Mar 3, 2004Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#301121869$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301121869
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 26, 2004
- Closed
- Jul 29, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 450
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.
Feb 6, 2004#125817882Feb 6, 2004Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#125817882$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125817882
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 6, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- May 12, 2004
- Closed
- May 14, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 450
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.
Dec 30, 2003#125754242Dec 30, 2003Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#125754242$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125754242
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 30, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 29, 2004
- Closed
- Jul 9, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 480
- 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.
May 31, 2003#125817767May 31, 2003Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#125817767$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125817767
Dates
- Opened
- May 31, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 27, 2003
- Closed
- Aug 29, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 515
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
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
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.
May 19, 2003#120339692May 19, 2003Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#120339692$7501 viol.1 violation$750 in penalties
Inspection #120339692
Dates
- Opened
- May 19, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 7, 2003
- Contested
- Nov 18, 2003
- Final Order
- Sep 19, 2005
- Closed
- Oct 17, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 480
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $750
- Penalties on Record
- $750
- 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 burned in flash fire
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3328 Machinery and Equipment OSHA citation code: 3328 B | Other | 1 | 4 | $750 | $750 | Nov 19, 2003 | Nov 18, 2003 | Sep 19, 2005 |
Jan 29, 2003#125816959Jan 29, 2003Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#125816959$1851 viol.1 violation$185 in penalties
Inspection #125816959
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 29, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 14, 2004
- Closed
- Oct 22, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 490
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $185
- Penalties on Record
- $185
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3328 Machinery and Equipment OSHA citation code: 3328 B | Other | 1 | 2 | $185 | $185 | Apr 19, 2003 | - | - |
Jul 19, 2002#125740548Jul 19, 2002Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#125740548$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125740548
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 19, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 6, 2002
- Closed
- Nov 14, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 575
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 18, 2002#125751164Jul 18, 2002Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#125751164$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #125751164
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 18, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 2, 2002
- Contested
- Dec 30, 2002
- Final Order
- Dec 30, 2004
- Closed
- Jan 13, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 515
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $375
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3400 E 2nd St, 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 6857 Vessels, Boilers and Pressure Relief Devices OSHA citation code: 6857 H | Other | 1 | 8 | $375 | $0 | Dec 11, 2002 | Dec 30, 2002 | Dec 30, 2004 |
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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.
24 inspections, 2001 to 2021. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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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