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VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP

5900 UP RIVER RD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, 78401
Operated by Valero Energy · 1 of 173 establishments
324110Petroleum Refineries
EIN 741834940

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OSHA inspections
11
over 37 years
Violations
20
$91,840 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
5 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $91,840 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 229 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP 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, 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
11
0.3 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
20
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$91,840
$4,592 avg / violation
70% serious30% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 11
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 11

55% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3241 within TX. Peer group: 229 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $2,000
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−0.2
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−0.4

Reported for 292 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

Industry avg TRIR
0.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
3
Complaint
1
Accident
2
Referral
3

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

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jan 5, 2016Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple leg locations, n.e.c.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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Aug 22, 1988LEAK,HYDROFLUORIC ACID,WORK RULES,INHALATION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,VALVE,GAS LEAK,PIPE,TOXIC FUMES,GAS FITTING63

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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 REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP. 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 REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-07-15Complaint0$0
2005-01-28Accident11$3,500
2004-02-03Unprogrammed Related0$0
2000-11-29Unprogrammed Related86$74,000
1995-02-09Planned0$0
1994-12-01Referral63$10,100
1994-09-20Referral1$2,500
1993-04-20Planned0$0
1990-06-27Referral33$1,260
1989-07-24Planned0$0
1988-08-23Accident11$480

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP is one of 173 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 173 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP 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 173 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.

Frequently asked

What is VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP's OSHA violation history?
VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $91,840 in total penalties.
How does VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP's safety record compare to its industry?
VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP operates in the petroleum refineries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.4. VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.2.