Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111946877 - Pride Petroleum Services, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 111946877

Report ID: 0950626

Date Opened: 05/14/1992

Site Address:
Pride Petroleum Services, Inc.
18850 Orangebelt Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93303

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1893, Bakersfield, CA 93303

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/26/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/16/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361387327

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	6524 A	07/01/1992	07/17/1992	$0	$2,000	$0		L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170703185

Event: 04/27/1992

Employee burned in combustible gas explosion and fire

On April 27, 1992, Employee #1 was operating a circulating pump at the ARCO Youlumme Oil Lease, well #87-11, in Maricopa, CA. KCL water was being circulated around the packer in the well to a 500 barrel recovery tank about 10 ft from the pump. After water circulated about 20 minutes, combustible gases began coming into the open top recovery tank from the oil well. The pump was throttled back to reduce flow, but gases continued coming into the tank. The gases drifted out of the tank over to the pump, causing the pump engine to race and an explosion to occur simultaneously. Employee #1 heard the pump engine race and explode. Then he saw the fire and ran. Employee #1 was taken by helicopter to Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA. He was later transferred to Fresno Burn Center for treatment of second-degree burns to his face and back and third-degree burns to his arms. Employee #1 remained in the hospital until June 10, 1992.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, BACK, EXPLOSION, OIL WELL SERVICING, ARM, FACE, PUMP, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111946877			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Helpers, extractive occupations

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