Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313639940 - Chevron Products Company

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

Inspection Nr: 313639940

Report ID: 0950664

Date Opened: 03/10/2010

Site Address:
Chevron Products Company
324 W El Segundo Bl
El Segundo, CA 90245

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2911

NAICS: 324110/Petroleum Refineries

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/2010

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/20/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362460289

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$36,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$36,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,270	$0	$1,270
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	3328 G	07/01/2010	07/14/2010	$635	$18,000	$0	07/14/2010	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	6778	07/01/2010	07/14/2010	$635	$18,000	$0	07/14/2010	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202530051

Event: 03/02/2010

Employee Suffers Burns from Steam Condensate

At 8:00 p.m. on March 2, 2010, Employee # 1, an oil refinery operator, was assigned to the co-gen unit. While blowing down the co-gen unit 'A', upstream steam condensate struck Employee #1 on the right shoulder and body above the waist. Employee #1 was hospitalized for more than 24 hours for treatment of second degree thermal burns to 40 percent of the body. The incident was reported to DOSH, Los Angeles District Office at 11:55 p.m. on March 2, 2010, and forwarded to the DOSH, Torrance Process Safety Management Office March 9, 2010. DOSH arrived on scene at 8:00 a.m. on March 10, 2010.

Keywords: BURN, SHOULDER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, LUBRICATING FLUID, STEAM, STRUCK BY, REFINERY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313639940			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Stationary engineers

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