Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120062955 - Texaco E & P, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 120062955

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 12/21/1995

Site Address:
Texaco E & P, Inc.
15500 Airport Road
Taft, CA 93268

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 5194-X, Bakersfield, CA 93388

Union Status: Union

SIC:2911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/31/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362486110

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$3,750	$0	$0	$150	$0	$3,900
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
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	6846 A	02/16/1996	03/20/1996	$150	$150	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	6815 A	02/16/1996	03/20/1996	$450	$3,750	$0	03/28/1996	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170739494

Event: 12/19/1995

Employee injured in fall after gas valve blows out

Employee #1 was assisting contractor personnel in removing a malfunctioning 8 in. gas valve at a newly constructed gas plant. The bolts securing the bonnet were removed and coworkers standing on the nearby elevated 6 in. bypass line tried to lift off the bonnet of the 8 in. valve. A coworker was using a pry bar to lift it off when the bonnet, valve stem, and wedge blew out, knocking Employee #1 and coworkers off the 6 in. bypass line. Employee #1 fell into an adjacent trench, and the valve bonnet and valve stem fell on top of him. He suffered a fractured right tibia, fibula, and ankle. The pipeline had not been properly bladed to the atmospheric pressure.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, TRENCH, HIGH PRESSURE, VALVE, FALL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PRESSURE RELEASE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120062955			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Production helpers

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