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Lyondell Basell: OSHA inspections and violations

La Porte, Texas · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · NAICS 237990

3inspections
5citation items
$54,612current penalties
Nov 8, 2022last inspection

Lyondell Basell has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2018.

OSHA's last visit started on Nov 8, 2022, in Houston.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

OSHA proposed $54,612 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.119, process safety management (4 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Lyondell Basell averages $54,612 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

Lyondell Basell: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346330434 OPENED NOV 8, 2022Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Jan 11, 2023

8280 Sheldon Road, Houston, TX 77080 · Natural Gas Extraction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345444806 OPENED JUL 28, 2021Open

Referral · Partial · Safety · 500 employees at the site · Open

1515 Miller Cut Off Rd, La Porte, TX 77571 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(4) · Process safety management
Serious$13,653$13,653Jan 7, 2022Contested
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Jan 7, 2022Contested
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.119(h)(2)(ii) · Process safety management
Serious$13,653$13,653Jan 7, 2022Contested
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2) · Process safety management
Serious$13,653$13,653Jan 7, 2022Contested
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1) · Process safety management
Serious$13,653$13,653Jan 7, 2022Contested

Inspection 343442802 OPENED SEP 5, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 550 employees at the site · Closed Sep 6, 2018

1515 Miller Cut-off Rd, La Porte, TX 77571 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.

Nov 11, 2024, La Porte: Hospitalization · dislocations · ankle(s)

An employee was driving a utility vehicle and making rounds in the facility. While transitioning from the paved portion of the roadway to the uneven gravel portion, the vehicle overturned and the employee's left foot was caught between the vehicle and the ground. The employee sustained a dislocated left ankle.

Jun 26, 2023, La Porte: Hospitalization · internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk · abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders

An employee was standing on a brick surface that was elevated one foot to prime a pump. He turned and stepped backward, striking an 18-inch quarter turn ball valve handle. The employee suffered a lacerated liver and hematoma that required surgery.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.119 · Process safety management

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(4)

(4) The employer shall develop and implement safe work practices to provide for the control of hazards during operations such as lockout/tagout; confined space entry; opening process equipment or piping; and control over entrance into a facility by maintenance, contractor, laboratory, or other support personnel. These safe work practices shall apply to employees and contractor employees.

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2)

(2) Written procedures. The employer shall establish and implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment.

29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1)

(l) Management of change. (1) The employer shall establish and implement written procedures to manage changes (except for “replacements in kind”) to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures; and, changes to facilities that affect a covered process.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

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