Inspection 346358716 OPENED NOV 16, 2022Closed
2502 Sheldon Road, Channelview, TX 77530 · Petroleum Refineries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Lyondellbasell 6 times in Texas since 1990.
The latest one began on Nov 16, 2022 after a complaint, in Channelview.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $10,000 and still stand at $10,000.
Process safety management comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.119.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Lyondellbasell averages $0 (1 cited inspection).
Lyondellbasell also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 343614525 OPENED NOV 19, 2018Closed
2502 Sheldon Road, Channelview, TX 77530 · Petrochemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1028(c)(2) · Benzene |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 19, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1028(e)(2)(i) · Benzene |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 19, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 314542929 OPENED AUG 23, 2010Closed
2502 Sheldon Road, Channelview, TX 77530 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i) · Process safety management |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $5,000 | Feb 22, 2011 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(iv) · Process safety management |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $5,000 | Feb 22, 2011 | Final |
Inspection 314414608 OPENED MAR 31, 2010Closed
2502 Sheldon Road, Channelview, TX 77530 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 100704832 OPENED FEB 19, 1991Closed
2502 Sheldon Road, Channelview, TX 77530 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 110313095 OPENED JAN 23, 1990Closed
2502 Sheldon Road, Channelview, TX 77530 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Channelview site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 697 workers: 0.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 59 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equistar Chemicals, LP Channelview · 2025 | 697 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Lyondell Chemical Company Channelview · 2025 | 566 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
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.
Sep 25, 2025, Channelview: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Employees were loading a 295-pound transformer onto a pickup truck using a forklift. The injured employee was acting as the spotter. The transformer hit the tailgate of the pickup truck and the spotter's right hand was struck by the transformer, resulting in amputation of the ring fingertip.
Jul 12, 2019, Channelview: Hospitalization · chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified · head and neck
An employee stepped over a pump, put his arm out to brace himself, and came in contact with a valve which then opened and sprayed sulfuric acid on him. He was hospitalized with chemical burns to the face and neck.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1028 · Benzene
29 CFR 1910.1028(c)(2)
(2) Short-term exposure limit (STEL). The employer shall assure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of benzene in excess of five (5) ppm as averaged over any 15 minute period.
29 CFR 1910.1028(e)(2)(i)
(2) Initial monitoring. (i) Each employer who has a place of employment covered under paragraph (a)(1) of this section shall monitor each of these workplaces and work operations to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of benzene to which employees may be exposed.
29 CFR 1910.119 · Process safety management
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)
(i) Steps for each operating phase:
Other other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing employers in Texas
- Blue Line Corporation San Antonio · 3 citations · $10,290
- Libertystream Infrastructure Partners Inc. Odessa · 18 citations · $14,045
- Linde Inc. Corpus Christi · 2 citations · $0
- TPC Group LLC Port Neches · 18 citations · $563,902
- Pro-Ject Chemicals, LLC Andrews · 3 citations · $23,170
- Basf Corporation Freeport · 12 citations · $24,478
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.