Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119869139 - Sunde Company Oil Wells

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 119869139

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 02/15/1995

Site Address:
Sunde Company Oil Wells
17810 Central Ave.
Compton, CA 90220

Mailing Address:
1444 E. Hill Street, Long Beach, CA 90806

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/28/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/12/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362167066

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	Serious	6524 A	02/24/1995	02/24/1995	$3,500	$3,500	$0	03/10/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170882294

Event: 08/26/1994

Employee burned by gas explosion

An oil well service company was changing over an old oil well as part of an abandonment. The changeover involved pumping slurry into the well to displace any residual oil or gas. The residual oil and gas were not being forced out through a hose into a Baker tank, but were spilling out into the well cellar. Employee #1 was nearby pumping residuals from the cellar into a vacuum tank mounted on a truck and powered by a diesel motor. The area filled with gas forced out of the well, which was then ignited by the vacuum pump motor. The resulting flash explosion seriously burned Employee #1.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, OIL WELL DRILLING, WELL, GAS, EXPLOSION, SPILL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119869139			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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