Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119846657 - Chevron Products Company

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 119846657

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 03/04/1993

Site Address:
Chevron Products Company
324 W. El Segundo Blvd.
El Segundo, CA 90245

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/27/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362006561

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	Serious	4002 A	09/13/1993	10/15/1993	$0	$2,500	$0		A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170178842

Event: 02/18/1993

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHILE WORKING ON COOLING TOWER

EMPLOYEE #1, A CRANE RIGGER IN CHEVRON'S TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, WAS WALKING ACROSS THE ROOF OF A WATER COOLING TOWER THAT HAD 5-FOOT HIGH SHROUDS AROUND 12-FOOT DIAMETER HORIZONTAL ROTATING FAN BLADES. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A FRACTURED ARM AND A BRAIN CONCUSSION. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES AND EMPLOYEE #1 DOES NOT REMEMBER THE INCIDENT. CONJECTURE INDICATES THAT HE WAS STRUCK ON THE ARM BY THE FAN BLADE AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON AN ANGLE IRON WHEN HE FELL. ONE SERIOUS VIOLATION WAS ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FAN BLADE, ROOF, COOLING TOWER, FALL, STRUCK BY, ARM, CONCUSSION, TOWER, BRAIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119846657			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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