VALERO REFINING COMPANY
3400 E 2ND ST, BENICIA, CA 94510 · NAICS 324110 Petroleum Refineries
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Inspection records
Jun 4, 2002#125817783Jun 4, 2002Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#125817783$5,0601 viol.1 violation$5,060 in penalties
Inspection #125817783
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 4, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 19, 2002
- Contested
- Dec 18, 2002
- Final Order
- Nov 29, 2004
- Closed
- Apr 30, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 515
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,060
- Penalties on Record
- $5,060
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03001 | 5189 Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials OSHA citation code: 5189 F01 A3 | Serious | 3 | 515 | $5,060 | $5,060 | Dec 9, 2002 | Dec 18, 2002 | Nov 29, 2004 |
Feb 15, 2002#125738831Feb 15, 2002Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#125738831$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125738831
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 15, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 4, 2002
- Closed
- Apr 11, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 490
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.
Jun 22, 2001#125778357Jun 22, 2001Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#125778357$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125778357
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 22, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 22, 2001
- Closed
- Aug 30, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 700
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.
Apr 24, 2001#125753038Apr 24, 2001Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#125753038$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125753038
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 24, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 20, 2001
- Closed
- Aug 20, 2001
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
- 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.
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.
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