Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300757960 - Arco Products Company

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300757960

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 11/09/1999

Site Address:
Arco Products Company
1801 E Sepulveda Blvd
Carson, CA 90745

Mailing Address:
P O Box 6210, Carson, CA 90749

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/06/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/11/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362399958

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$935	$0	$935
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$375
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	3232 C	12/08/1999	01/05/2000	$0	$560	$0	02/04/2000	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	342 A	12/08/1999	12/13/1999	$375	$375	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201032323

Event: 07/16/1999

Employee fractures leg in fall down earthen dike

On July 16, 1999, Employee #1, an operations trainee, was descending the inside surface of an earthen dike that surrounded some tanks in the sulfur plant area. This dike was north of tank #775 and had an oiled, asphalt-like surface that was pitched at an approximately 31 degree angle. There were stairs for access to the diked area, but going over the top was a more direct route. As he was moving down the surface, Employee #1's left foot slipped then caught again with his ankle twisted. He fractured both his tibia and fibula in his lower left leg, for which he was hospitalized. The refinery had had a rule against walking on dikes and Employee #1 had always seen coworkers use the access stairways when entering or leaving diked areas. After the accident, the refinery found that at some point this provision had been deleted from its safety rules.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, SLIP, DESCENDING, STEEP GRADE, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, REFINERY, WORK SURFACE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300757960			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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