Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111950226 - Pride Petroleum Services

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 111950226

Report ID: 0950626

Date Opened: 04/20/1994

Site Address:
Pride Petroleum Services
Bechtel Petroleum, Elk Hills
Bakersfield, CA 93308

Mailing Address:
18850 Orangebelt Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93308

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/29/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/31/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362049314

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations			1			1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$1,200	$0	$0	$1,200
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$1,200	$0	$0	$1,200
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	Repeat	6524 A	07/13/1994	07/18/1994	$1,200	$1,200	$0	10/04/1994	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170615231

Event: 03/28/1994

Employee sustains burns in pump explosion

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on March 28, 1994, an explosion occurred around the shell shaker of pump #60 at Bechtel Petroleum, NPR-1, well #372X-36R, Elk Hills, Taft, CA. Employee #1 was burned in the fire which followed the explosion. He was taken to Kern Medical Center and then transferred to Sherman Oaks Burn Center, where he was treated for second- and third-degree burns to his back and arms. He remained in the burn center for four and a half weeks.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111950226			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Helpers, extractive occupations

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