CRYSEN REFINING WESTERN DIVISION

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, CRYSEN REFINING WESTERN DIVISION — a industry sector 00 facility located at 2355 SOUTH 1100 WEST, WOODS CROSS, UT 84087 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 38 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $156,150.00. The inspection case was opened on 1995-07-19.

This facility represents one of the most severe enforcement actions in the OSHA SVEP database. Willful violations combined with penalties exceeding $100,000 indicate a pattern of deliberate non-compliance that poses an imminent danger to workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $156,150.00 is more than 130.6× the national average of $1,195.75 for facilities in the Other sector (NAICS 000000). This sector encompasses 1,316,687 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,574.4M.

State Context: Within UT, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 21,375 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $1,557.94.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 38 citations spanning 2 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 3 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm. 12 willful — The employer intentionally and knowingly committed the violation, demonstrating either an intentional disregard for the requirements of the OSH Act or plain indifference to employee safety and health.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning March 29, 1990 with the latest abatement deadline set for May 3, 1995. Of the 38 total citations, 15 (39%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $156,150.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $4,109.21 falls within the standard penalty range.

The inspection at Crysen Refining’s Western Division revealed a profound breakdown in fundamental life-safety protocols, characterized by a staggering $156,150 penalty—an exceptionally high figure for the mid-1990s that underscores the severity of the findings. The citation pattern centered on repeated Willful violations of 29 CFR 1910.134 and 1910.146, indicating that management acted with either intentional disregard or plain indifference toward respiratory protection and permit-required confined space entry. For the workforce, these failures meant entering potentially lethal atmospheric environments without verified respiratory fit testing, adequate equipment maintenance, or functional rescue procedures. The concentration