Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals industry saw employment growth of only 2.73%. There are an average of 12 workers at each of the 2,698 establishments in the United States. On average over the last five years, the Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (2% more) than the broader Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers Industry

OSHA investigators arrived in Wichita, KS on Thursday, September 8th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Nustar Services Company Llc which had occured on Tuesday, September 6th 2016. A 53 year old man working as a Not Applicable was killed on the job when the employee was killed in fall from fuel oil storage tank.
OSHA ID88399.015
Accident Date2016-09-06
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt approximately 6:30 a.m. on September 6, 2016, an employee was measuring a fu el oil tank. The employee fell of the storage tank and was killed.
OSHA investigators arrived in SAINT ROSE, LO on Tuesday, April 19th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at International-Matex Tank Terminals, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-04-19
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeEmployees were removing a loading arm from the loading platform and were using a rope to hold the loading arm in place. The rope snapped, which caused the arm to swing down and hit an employee in the chest. The blow knocked him off of the platform and onto the concrete below, a distance of approximately 11.5'. He fractured his neck vertebra and skull.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, January 15th 2016 by OSHA representitives in GREEN BAY, WI which had occured previously at U.S. Oil, a division of U.S. Venture. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the fall on same level due to slipping
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-01-15
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn January 15, 2016, an employee slipped and fell on the ice between the office and load rack breaking an ankle.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
2.95
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 226
500%
Inspection Rate: 0.44
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 13

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Injury

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Task being performed