Establishment profile
BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC
2401 5TH AVENUE SOUTH, TEXAS CITY, TX, 77590
Operated by Marathon Petroleum · 1 of 54 establishments
325110 — Petrochemical Manufacturing
Summary
BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 18 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $146,747 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 255 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
44% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 14 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $146,747 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F04 | 2 | 2 | $28,300 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 I A | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 III | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J05 | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $12,934 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $12,675 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 L01 | 1 | 1 | $12,675 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D05 II | 1 | 1 | $12,675 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 L03 | 1 | 1 | $12,675 | Jan 2017 | Jan 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 M02 | 1 | 1 | $5,432 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II B | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 V | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D06 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3251 within TX. Peer group: 255 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 65 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2016 – Aug 2023 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2023 | Struck by discharged object or substance | Head and trunk | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 24, 2020 | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 3, 2016 | Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2023 | Burn,Elevated Work Platform,Fire,Maintenance,Naphtha,Pipe,Seal,Smoke Inhalation,TrappedFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | Burn,Electric Arc,Electrical Work,Eye,Face,Hand,Neck | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in TX — for Marathon Petroleum, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Marathon Petroleum locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-CA-180656 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2016 | Jun 2019 | Closed | Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-08 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-08-30 | Referral | 1 | — | $16,131 | |
| 2023-05-15 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 2 | 2 | $31,250 | |
| 2023-03-01 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | |
| 2019-06-10 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-04-18 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-12-19 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-03-06 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $12,934 | |
| 2017-03-06 | Complaint | 3 | — | $30,782 | |
| 2016-09-12 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-09-09 | Unprogrammed Related | 3 | 2 | $25,350 | |
| 2016-08-26 | Complaint | 1 | — | $12,675 | |
| 2016-08-22 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-08-09 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-08-08 | Unprogrammed Other | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-01-08 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-02-17 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | |
| 2014-12-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC is one of 54 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Marathon Petroleum.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Marathon Petroleum across all 54 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- INVISTA S.A.R.LLA PORTE — 2 federal enforcement records
- TPC GROUP LLCPORT NECHES — 2 federal enforcement records
- TPC GROUP LLCHOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYLA PORTE — 2 federal enforcement records
- KURARAY AMERICA INC.LA PORTE — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOW CHEMICALPASADENA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ETHYL CORPORATIONPASADENA — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Marathon Petroleum, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANYDETROIT, MI — 4 federal enforcement records
- MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATIONEL PASO, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY, LPTEXAS CITY, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- MARATHON PETROLEUMCANTON, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY, LPSALT LAKE CITY, UT — 2 federal enforcement records
- MARATHON PETROLEUMTEXAS CITY, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- TESORO ALASKA PETROLEUM COMPANYKENAI, AK — 2 federal enforcement records
- MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANYKENOVA, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LLCST PAUL PARK, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- TESORO ALASKAN PETROLEUM CORPOKenai, AK — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Marathon Petroleum locationsParent rollup
- Petrochemical ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- Petrochemical Manufacturing in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Marathon Petroleum, which operates 54 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC has 18 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $146,747 in total penalties.
- How does BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC operates in the petrochemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.5. BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.3.
- Has BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY, LLC.