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SHELL OIL COMPANY

ANACORTES REFINERY 8505 S TEXAS RD, ANACORTES, WA, 98221
Operated by Shell plc · 1 of 136 establishments
324110Petroleum Refineries

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OSHA inspections
9
over 36 years
Violations
7
$14,000 in penalties
Penalties
$14,000
$2,000 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

SHELL OIL COMPANY has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $14,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 68th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 54 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SHELL OIL COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.3 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
7
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$14,000
$2,000 avg / violation
14% serious86% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 9
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 9

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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $14,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
296-809-50002(2)11$6,000Jan 2018Jan 2018
296-809-5000411$4,000Jan 2018Jan 2018
296-809-40004(1)11$4,000Jan 2018Jan 2018
29 CFR 0247.500901 E11Nov 1990Nov 1990
29 CFR 0249.560507 B 0211Nov 1990Nov 1990
29 CFR 0247.500901 D11Nov 1990Nov 1990
29 CFR 0566.020905 A11Apr 1990Apr 1990

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

68th

Above average violations in NAICS 3241 within WA. Peer group: 54 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
77th
peer median: $690
Inspection frequency
89th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SHELL OIL COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
0.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Planned
1
Complaint
7

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 SHELL OIL COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
6 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 4 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Mar 201414

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 4 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Mar 2013 – Mar 2014Petroleum RefineriesFMLA41

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SHELL OIL COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SHELL OIL COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 SHELL OIL COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SHELL OIL COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SHELL OIL COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — SHELL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (across 13 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$-15169.5
Obligated (all-time)
$14.6B
Awards (all-time)
2,886

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-01-28Complaint0$0
2019-11-26Complaint0$0
2019-02-22Complaint0$0
2018-01-25Complaint0$0
2017-10-06Complaint31$14,000
2017-10-06Complaint0$0
1991-07-02Unprogrammed Related0$0
1990-10-19Complaint3$0
1990-02-28Planned1$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SHELL OIL COMPANY is one of 136 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Shell plc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Shell plc across all 136 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in petroleum refineries within WA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Shell plc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SHELL OIL COMPANY 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 Shell plc, which operates 136 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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Frequently asked

What is SHELL OIL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
SHELL OIL COMPANY has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $14,000 in total penalties.
How does SHELL OIL COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
SHELL OIL COMPANY operates in the petroleum refineries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.4.