Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112121454 - Texaco Exploration & Production, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 112121454

Report ID: 0950626

Date Opened: 09/16/1992

Site Address:
Texaco Exploration & Production, Inc.
1546 China Grade Loop
Bakersfield, CA 93388

Mailing Address:
Po Box 5997x, Bakersfield, CA 93388

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/27/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/16/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362048118

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3328 G	02/02/1993	02/25/1993	$500	$5,000	$0		D - Govt Dismissed

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170703417

Event: 08/10/1992

Employee burned while bailing sand from oil well

At approximately 10:55 p.m. on August 10, 1992, Employee #1 was working as a wellpuller on service rig #426 at the Kern River Oil Field, Senator oil well #78 in Bakersfield, CA. He was doing bailer work to remove sand from the well. The operator of the rig had removed the bailer from the well and had lowered into the bailer box so that Employee #1 could empty it. The door at the bottom of the bailer would not open, so the bailer was pulled from the bailer box. Employee #1 positioned the bailer door away from him and used a wrench to crack it open. When the door opened, it rotated more than expected, and Employee #1 was sprayed by hot water (approximately 300 degrees F). Employee #1 was taken to Bakersfield Memorial Hospital for emergency treatment and later transferred to Valley Medical Burn Center, in Fresno, for treatment of second-degree burns to his legs and groin area.

Keywords: BURN, STUCK, OIL WELL DRILLING, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, OIL RIG, HOT WATER, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112121454			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Helpers, extractive occupations
2	112121454			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Supervisors, extractive occupations

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.