Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120087796 - Chevron U.S.A. Production Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 120087796

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 08/19/1996

Site Address:
Chevron U.S.A. Production Co.
21429 Lost Hills Rd., 36w-C Oil Lease
Mckittrick, CA 93251

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1392, Bakersfield, CA 93307

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/20/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/11/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362488157

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$150	$0	$5,150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
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	2715	11/20/1996	01/09/1997	$150	$150	$0	12/03/1996	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	23200004 A04	11/20/1996	01/09/1997	$600	$5,000	$0	12/03/1996	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201090248

Event: 08/19/1996

Employee killed when pinned between crank and gear box

Employee #1, of the Chevron U.S.A. Production Company, was assigned to install new ground-led wire from the motor conduit to the well casing. He took down the guard fence to access the work area, and was pulling the wire through the frame of the pumping unit. The counterweight crank of the gear box was apparently stopped on the top position when, for some reason, it moved and it came down on Employee #1, pinning his neck and upper body between the crank and the gear box pedestal. He was killed, and his body found by a coworker some time later. Based on a witness's statement and a company official, Employee #1 did not follow the company's lock out/block out procedure for the brake for the gear box and the electrical power.

Keywords: INSTALLING, COUNTERBALANCE, PINNED, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NECK, OIL WELL SERVICING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120087796			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Petroleum engineers

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