Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112124300 - Texaco Exploration & Production, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 112124300

Report ID: 0950626

Date Opened: 07/11/1991

Site Address:
Texaco Exploration & Production, Inc.
Section 32, Township 285, Range 28e
Bakersfield, CA 93308

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 5197 X, Bakersfield, CA 93388

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/05/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/31/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361291396

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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 C	11/12/1991	11/22/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170199921

Event: 05/15/1991

Employee injured when struck by flying object

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on May 15, 1991, Employee #1 and three coworkers were repairing the wellhead expansion joint at well #505 in the Kern River oil field in Bakersfield, CA. When they had completed the job, they noticed that one of the Barco swivel joints had a small leak. Employee #1 picked up a small ball peen hammer and tapped the back of the ring nuts to seat the swivel joint. The leak stopped, but after a few minutes, the same joint began to leak again. Employee #1 again tapped on the Barco nuts, but this time the joint flew apart. Employee #1 was struck by the flying pieces and suffered a broken left arm and six fractured ribs. He was hospitalized for 7 days.

Keywords: LEAK, FRACTURE, REPAIR, OIL WELL DRILLING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RIB, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112124300			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, extractive occupations

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