Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119844074 - Fluor Daniel

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 119844074

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 01/25/1994

Site Address:
Fluor Daniel
1800 Hughes Wy., Chevron Refinery
El Segundo, CA 90245

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/28/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/26/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362009466

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170609085

Event: 01/13/1993

Employee fractures jaw when struck by falling heater tubes

At approximately 12:35 p.m. on January 12, 1994, Employee #1, of Fluor Daniel, Inc., was cutting brackets loose from overhead heater tubes in the north end of plant 8 at Chevron's Isomea Complex, El Segundo, CA. After he cut a bracket, two heater tubes fell, striking him on the left lower jaw and knocking him off the stepladder. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left lower jaw and was taken to Centinella Hospital, Inglewood, CA, for hospitalization and treatment. The causal factor of the accident was that the heater tubes were not secured from falling while being cut loose.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FACE, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119844074			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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