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VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

4550 WRANGLE HILL ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE, 19706
Operated by Valero Energy · 1 of 174 establishments
324110Petroleum Refineries

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OSHA inspections
2
over 20 years
Violations
17
$99,000 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $99,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 33rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 20 yrs
Violations
17
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$99,000
$5,824 avg / violation
47% serious53% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $99,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 IV11$22,500Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 IV11$22,500Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0611$7,000May 2006May 2006
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II11$7,000May 2006May 2006
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 I11$6,000Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0511$6,000Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 IB11$6,000Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 L0111$6,000Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 L0411$6,000Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$6,000Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 ID11$1,000Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 ID11$1,000Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 M0311$1,000Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0211$1,000Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0311Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 M04 IV11Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 IIIB11Jun 2009Jun 2009

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

78th

Above average violations in NAICS 3241 within DE. Peer group: 10 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
78th
peer median: $5,799
Inspection frequency
33rd
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION. 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- 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 VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION. 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 VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$4.3B
Obligated (all-time)
$14.2B
Awards (all-time)
1,557

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
2009-01-06Planned156$85,000
2005-11-06Unprogrammed Related22$14,000

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION is one of 174 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Valero Energy.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Valero Energy across all 174 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Valero Energy, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VALERO ENERGY 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 Valero Energy, which operates 174 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 VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $99,000 in total penalties.
How does VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION operates in the petroleum refineries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.4.
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