Port Neches, Texas · Petrochemical Manufacturing · NAICS 325110
OSHA has inspected TPC Group LLC 4 times in Texas since 2016.
The latest one began on Feb 9, 2026 as part of a related case, in Houston; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 18 citation items: 13 serious, 3 willful and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $574,641 and now stand at $563,902, 2% lower after settlements or reviews.
Process safety management comes up most often in these citations: 14 items under 1910.119.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and TPC Group LLC averages $140,976 (4 cited inspections).
TPC Group LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company2066 Goodyear Drive, Houston, TX 77017 · 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 1910.119(f)(4) · Process safety management |
Serious | $16,550 | $16,550 | Jul 28, 2026 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.119(h)(2)(i) · Process safety management |
Serious | $16,550 | $16,550 | Jul 28, 2026 | Contested |
2066 Goodyear Drive, Houston, TX 77017 · Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $15,625 | $9,375 | Jun 14, 2023 | Final |
2102 Spur 136, Port Neches, TX 77651 · Petrochemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 27, 2019: Two employees and one contractor sustain injuries in explosi
At 1:00 a.m. on November 27, 2019, Employee #1, a production worker, and Employee #2, a supervisor, were working in the control room of a petrochemical manufacturing facility. One employee was in the control room (Building# 15) and the other employee was outside the control room. The narrative does not specify whether it was Employee #1 or Employee #2 outside the control room. Employee #3, a security guard (contractor), was in the Security Operations Center (SOC). A fire and explosion occurred in the south processing unit (S4 group) causing a heat transfer to the butadiene storage sphere tank 34 and the NMP tanks 72 and 73. These tanks exploded as well injuring all three employees. Employee #1 reportedly inhaled chemical vapors, Employee #2 was struck by the pressure wave and flying debris and lacerated his leg and Employee #3 also reportedly inhaled chemicals vapors and was struck by the pressure wave and building debris and fractured her wrist. All three employees were hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1) · Process safety management |
Serious | $13,494 | $13,494 | May 26, 2020 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.119(g)(3) · Process safety management |
Serious | $9,639 | $9,639 | May 26, 2020 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.119(i)(2)(ii) · Process safety management |
Serious | $9,639 | $9,639 | May 26, 2020 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i) · Process safety management |
Serious | $13,494 | $13,494 | May 26, 2020 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iv) · Process safety management |
Serious | $9,639 | $9,639 | May 26, 2020 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5) · Process safety management |
Serious | $13,494 | $13,494 | May 26, 2020 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1) · Process safety management |
Serious | $13,494 | $13,494 | May 26, 2020 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 8a 29 CFR 1910.119(l)(2)(ii) · Process safety management |
Serious | $13,494 | $13,494 | May 26, 2020 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 8b 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 26, 2020 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 1910.119(n) · Process safety management |
Serious | $13,494 | $13,494 | May 26, 2020 | Contested |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1) · Process safety management |
Willful | $134,937 | $134,937 | May 26, 2020 | Contested |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(d) · Process safety management |
Willful | $134,937 | $134,937 | May 26, 2020 | Contested |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5) · Process safety management |
Willful | $134,937 | $134,937 | May 26, 2020 | Contested |
2102 Spur 136, Port Neches, TX 77651 · Petroleum Refineries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.335(a)(2)(ii) · Safeguards for personnel protection |
Other-than-serious | $11,224 | $6,735 | Nov 1, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.333(a) · Working near live electrical parts |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 1, 2016 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Houston site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 293 workers: 0.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPC Houston Plant Houston · 2025 | 293 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| TPC Group - Port Neches Operations Port Neches · 2025 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TPC Corporate Office Houston · 2024 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| TPC Group - PNO Port Neches · 2024 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TPC Group Houston Houston · 2023 | 296 | 5 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| TPC Group Port Neches · 2022 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| TPC Houston Houston · 2021 | 296 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Houston Operations (HNO) Houston · 2020 | 297 | 4 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.
Mar 30, 2023, Houston: Hospitalization · second degree heat (thermal) burns · nonclassifiable
An employee was riding his bicycle next to a hot condensate pit. He fell into it, suffered first- and second-degree burns, and was hospitalized.
Jan 25, 2023, Houston: Hospitalization · cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages · brain
An employee was struck by a utility vehicle that was backing into a shop to load a piece of equipment. The employee sustained left forearm fractures, a left patellar fracture, spinal fractures, and a cerebral hemorrhage.
Jun 27, 2019, Houston: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, unspecified · body systems
An employee suffered a heat-related injury, becoming nauseous and fatigued, while walking throughout the unit checking valves and preparing the unit for start up.
Sep 26, 2015, Port Neches: Hospitalization · fractures · lower leg(s)
An employee fell down while walking, fracturing his left tibia and fibula.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)
(f) Operating procedures. (1) The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and shall address at least the following elements.
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(d)
(D) Emergency shutdown including the conditions under which emergency shutdown is required, and the assignment of shutdown responsibility to qualified operators to ensure that emergency shutdown is executed in a safe and timely manner.
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.
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.