Petroleum Refineries

Industry Summary

The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 887 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -1.28%. The most recent numbers show a total of 683 businesses currently operating in the Petroleum Refineries industry. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.

OSHA investigators arrived in Denver, CO on Wednesday, September 20th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Colorado Petroleum Products Company which had occured on Monday, September 18th 2017. A 54 year old man working as a Machinery maintenance occupation was injured on the job when the employee was caught in palletizer and sustained broken ribs an
OSHA ID99142.015
Accident Date2017-09-18
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on September 18, 2017, Employee #1 was operating the palletizer, when the machine became jammed. The employee removed the guard and entered the danger zone with the machine still energized, in order to clear a jam. The employee was caught in between the ram of the palletizer and the frame of the machine, and sustained broken ribs and internal injuries. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two or more days.
On Tuesday, September 5th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in El Dorado, KS after learning of an incident at Hollyfrontier Eldorado Refining Llc which had occured on Monday, September 4th 2017. A 52 year old Petroleum engineer had been killed when the employee was burned when a furnace fire breaks out and was kil
OSHA ID98735.015
Accident Date2017-09-04
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:00 a.m. on September 4, 2017, an employee was checking a condition on the DHT-2 Furnace. The employee sustained 80 percent of his body burned due to a chemical fire and he was killed.
OSHA investigators arrived in Deer Park, TX on Monday, August 7th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Excel Modular Scaffold & Leasing Company which had occured on Thursday, August 3rd 2017. A 56 year old man working as a Construction Laborer was injured on the job when the employee receives burn from fire and explosion while removin
OSHA ID97907.015
Accident Date2017-08-03
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 3:00 p.m. on August 3, 2017, an employee had just finished abatement, removal of insulation on piping when a fire and explosion occurred. The employee received third degree burns on back and front knees from direct heat. The employee was hospitalized and treated for burns.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
10.34
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 824
392.3%
Inspection Rate: 8.27
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 63