Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309296697 - Bp/Arco Petroleum Products Carson

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 309296697

Report ID: 0950637

Date Opened: 10/03/2006

Site Address:
Bp/Arco Petroleum Products Carson
1801 E Sepulveda Blvd
Carson, CA 90749

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2911

NAICS: 324110/Petroleum Refineries

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/09/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/24/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362461642

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$27,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,375	$0	$5,375
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	342 A	01/09/2007	02/11/2007	$5,000	$5,000	$0	02/05/2007	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	3385 B	01/09/2007	01/27/2007	$375	$22,500	$0	02/05/2007	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201148210

Event: 10/01/2006

Employee's Foot Is Burned by Chemicals

At approximately 2:45 p.m. on October 1, 2006, Employee #1 was a maintenance worker, walking through a process unit in a petroleum refinery. He was going to repair a process leak on a 2-in., 300-lb flange. He was injured when he walked through a mixture of naphtha, mercaptan, sodium hypochlorite, and water, and the liquids entered his boot through a crack in the left sole. He was hospitalized for a second degree chemical burn.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE, PPE, NAPHTHA, CHEMICAL, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309296697			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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