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BTB Refining, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Kenner, Louisiana · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · NAICS 213112

1inspections
1citation items
$11,500current penalties
Oct 20, 2017last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited BTB Refining, LLC in Louisiana one time.

It opened on Oct 20, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Kenner.

In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $12,934; today they stand at $11,500, 11% less.

Among mining and oil and gas employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,880 penalty. BTB Refining, LLC averages $11,500 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

BTB Refining, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342757127 OPENED OCT 20, 2017Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Health · 3 employees at the site · Closed May 18, 2023

West Lake Ponchartrain Block 41, Kenner, LA 70065 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 15, 2017 (fatal): One employee is killed and three others injured in explosion

At 7:19 p.m. on October 15, 2017, Employee #1 and a coworker were standing on a walkway at the top of the test tank, while six other workers were located in living quarters that were adjacent to the test tank. An explosion occurred in the test tank and fire ensued. Employee #1 suffered burns, fractures, hearing loss, vision impairment, and foreign bodies in the eye(s). Employee #1 and three coworkers were hospitalized, where they received treatment for their injuries. However, Employee #1 died.

Incident on Oct 15, 2017: Three employee are injured in explosion

At 7:19 p.m. on October 15, 2017, an employee and another worker were standing on a walkway at the top of the test tank, and the other six (6) coworkers were in the living quarters. The living quarters is adjacent to the test tank. An explosion occurred in the test tank and a fire ensued. An employee sustained burns, fractures, hearing loss, vision impairment, and foreign bodies in the eye(s).

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$12,934$11,500Apr 10, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

Other support activities for oil and gas operations employers in Louisiana

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