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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1415096.015 - J.T. Thorpe & Sons, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Process Safety Management Unit - South
Site Address:
J.T. Thorpe & Sons, Inc.
3700 W 19th Street
Torrance, CA 90504
Mailing Address:
14540 Alondra Blvd, La Mirada, CA 90638
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/11/2019
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/02/2025
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1475123 | ||
| Inspection | 1415121 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $68,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,495 | $0 | $69,495 |
| Current Penalty | $43,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,995 | $0 | $46,995 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3203(B)(1) | 12/04/2019 | 12/19/2019 | $375 | $375 | $0 | 01/10/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3395(H)(1) | 12/04/2019 | 12/19/2019 | $935 | $935 | $0 | 01/10/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 5157(G)(4) | 12/04/2019 | 12/19/2019 | $185 | $185 | $0 | 01/10/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 4. | 02001 | Serious | 3203(A)(7)(C) | 12/04/2019 | 12/19/2019 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 01/10/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 5. | 03001 | Serious | 3203(A)(7)(D) | 12/04/2019 | 12/19/2019 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $0 | 01/10/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 6. | 04001 | Other | 3328(A) | 12/04/2019 | 12/19/2019 | $2,500 | $25,000 | $0 | 01/10/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order |
Investigation Summary
At 3:15 p.m. on July 11, 2019, Employee #1, a boilermaker, and two coworkers, employed by a refractory services company, were working at a multiemployer construction project, a refinery's tank farm. They were performing maintenance and repairs to a tank's interior floating roof and bottom. They made use of an employed-designed and fabricated jack stand to lift the floating roof inside the tank. The jack stand, which had not been designed to withstand the forces involved in lifting the floating roof, broke. The jack stand's metal top plate, which measured 24 inches by 24 inches and weighed approximately 50 pounds, struck Employee #1's face. Employee #1 sustained traumatic injuries to his face and was killed. The subsequent investigation determined that the employees had not been trained to use the lifting system. In addition, there were no employer records of employees having been trained to work in permit-required confined spaces or environments where exposure to heat-related illness could be reasonably anticipated, such as the interior of the tank where they were working when Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords: Confined Space, Construction, Equipment Failure, Face, Installing, Jack, Maintenance, Repair, Roof, Struck By, Tank, Untrained
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1415096.015 | 26 | M | Fatality | Machinery maintenance occupations |