Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103823803 - Chevron Usa

Inspection Information - Office: Hi-E-Honolulu

Inspection Nr: 103823803

Report ID: 0951510

Date Opened: 05/01/1991

Site Address:
Chevron Usa
91-480 Malakole St
Ewa Beach, HI 96707

Mailing Address:
P O Box 29789, Honolulu, HI 96820

Union Status: Union

SIC:2911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/26/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/28/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360195184

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 743708

Event: 05/01/1991

Employee severely burned while cleaning oil tank, later dies

At approximately 10:20 a.m. on May 1, 1991, Employee #1 was removing an approximately 4 foot thick layer of asphalt-coke from the inside bottom of an approximately 16,630 gallon storage tank, #177b, that had contained FCC feed unhydrofined-heat medium oil. Employee #1 was using Chevron light cycle oil, an ingredient of Chevron diesel fuel No. 2, from a hose to loosen and soften the sediment. While he was doing this, there was a fire inside the tank. Employee #1 received 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-degree burns over 90 percent of his body. He died on June 1, 1991.

Keywords: CLEANING, BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, STORAGE TANK, CONFINED SPACE, OIL WELL DRILLING, ASPHALT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103823803					Occupation Not Listed

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