Inspection #110318540
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a accident inspection of ARCO CHEMICAL CO at 2502 Sheldon Road, Channelview, TX 77530 on Jul 6, 1990. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Nov 7, 1996.
OSHA documented 363 violations (17 serious, 346 willful) with total penalties on record of $3,481,300. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 accident report in OSHA records.
This employer has 9 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.
Inspection Details
- Inspection Number
- 110318540
- Type
- Accident (A)
- Scope
- Partial
- Opened
- Jul 6, 1990
- Closed
- Nov 7, 1996
- Final Order
- Jan 3, 1991
- Total Violations
- 363
- Penalties on Record
- $3,481,300
- Initial Penalties
- $3,481,300
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Establishment
- Name
- ARCO CHEMICAL CO
- Address
- 2502 Sheldon Road, Channelview, TX 77530
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Other Inspections of This Employer9 on record
| Inspection | Opened | Type | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #301305868 | Oct 9, 1996 | Monitoring (D) | No violations | |
| #123559569 | Jun 9, 1994 | Monitoring (D) | No violations | |
| #109452011 | Oct 13, 1992 | Monitoring (D) | No violations | |
| #106848963 | Sep 14, 1988 | Accident (A) | No violations | |
| #103570354 | Oct 15, 1986 | Complaint (B) | No violations | |
| #16750200 | Jan 25, 1983 | Planned (H) | No violations | |
| #16819773 | May 9, 1977 | Complaint (B) | No violations | |
| #16793556 | Sep 9, 1976 | Complaint (B) | 1 violation | |
| #16748527 | Aug 20, 1976 | Accident (A) | No violations |
Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).
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 appears immediately below.
Over thirteen killed in explosion and fire at chemical plant
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).
Enforcement Outcome
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.
Inspection closed Nov 7, 1996.
17 serious, 346 willful.
Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.
Current and initial penalty totals are the same on record.
Violations
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.
| Citation | Standard | Type | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 P07 II | Serious | $1,000 | $1,000 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 P07 II | Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 P08 IIB | Serious | $600 | $600 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 P08 IIF | Serious | $600 | $600 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 P08 IVB | Serious | $500 | $500 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 P08 IVC | Serious | $600 | $600 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 P08 IVD | Serious | $800 | $800 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F03 I | Serious | $900 | $900 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.156 Fire Brigades OSHA citation code: 19100156 D | Serious | $600 | $600 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.164 Fire detection systems OSHA citation code: 19100164 C05 | Serious | $900 | $900 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.165 Employee Alarm Systems OSHA citation code: 19100165 D02 | Serious | $800 | $800 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01011 | 1910.165 Employee Alarm Systems OSHA citation code: 19100165 D02 | Serious | $900 | $900 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01012 | 1910.165 Employee Alarm Systems OSHA citation code: 19100165 D05 | Serious | $800 | $800 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01013 | 1910.1028 Benzene OSHA citation code: 19101028 I01 III | Serious | $800 | $800 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01014 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E02 | Serious | $600 | $600 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 01015 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G02 VI | Serious | $900 | $900 | Jul 3, 1991 | - | - |
| 02001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02002 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02003 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02004 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02005 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02006 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02007 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02008 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02009 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02010 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02011 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02012 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02013 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02014 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02015 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02016 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02017 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02018 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02019 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02020 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02021 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02022 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02023 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02024 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02025 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02026 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02027 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02028 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02029 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02030 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02031 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02032 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02033 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02034 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02035 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02036 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02037 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02038 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02039 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02040 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02041 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02042 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02043 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02044 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02045 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02046 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02047 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02048 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02049 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02050 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02051 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02052 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02053 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02054 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02055 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02056 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02057 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02058 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02059 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02060 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02061 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02062 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02063 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02064 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02065 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02066 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02067 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02068 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02069 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02070 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02071 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02072 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02073 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02074 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02075 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02076 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02077 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02078 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02079 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02080 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02081 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02082 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02083 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
| 02084 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nov 3, 1992 | - | Jan 3, 1991 |
Showing the 100 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 363 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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.
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