Establishment profile
CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
3700 BUDDY LAWRENCE DR., CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, 78407
Operated by CITGO Petroleum Corporation · 1 of 9 establishments
Summary
CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 3 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $4,250 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 40th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,795 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 25 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
33% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $4,250 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q03 IV | 1 | 1 | $4,250 | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
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
Below average violations. Peer group: 113,795 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.
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 781 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.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 25, 1996 | LEAK,WORK RULES,INHALATION,VALVE,CHEMICAL BURN,HYDROGEN FLUORIDE,CHEMICAL VAPOR,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,REFINERY,CHEMICAL | 7 | 7 | — |
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 25+ years. Most recent activity: 25 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 CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in TX — for CITGO Petroleum Corporation, 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 CITGO Petroleum Corporation 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-284455 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 | 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 CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
First case: 2007-06-28. Most recent: 2008-09-17. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Federal prosecution case file
Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 2 cases · 1 plea/conviction · $13,000,000 in penalties / restitution.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Citgo Petroleum Corporation CITGO Petroleum Corp. | Sep 2008 | plea | Environmental | USDOJ - Environment & Natural Resources Division | $13,000,000 | No |
USA v. CITGO Petroleum Corporation et al. CITGO Petroleum Corp. | Jun 2007 | dismissal | Environmental | Texas - Southern,USDOJ - Environment & Natural Resources Division - Environmental Crimes Section | — | No |
Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-05-25 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $4,250 | |
| 1995-02-09 | Planned | 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
CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization CITGO Petroleum Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of CITGO Petroleum Corporation across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by CITGO Petroleum Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONLEMONT, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONLAKE CHARLES, LA — 2 federal enforcement records
- CITGO Petroleum Corp.Sulphur, LA — 2 federal enforcement records
- CITGO PETROLEUM CORP.LINDEN, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONCORPUS CHRIST, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITGO PETROLEUM CORPLake Charles, LA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITGO Petroleum CorporationOKLAHOMA CITY, OK — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All CITGO Petroleum Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION 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 CITGO Petroleum Corporation, which operates 9 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $4,250 in total penalties.