Firm Fined $108,300 for Deadly Stress Vessel Accident| Staff Compensation Information

Monday, April 26, 2021 | 0

The California Department of Occupational Health and Safety fined Sierra Pacific Industries $ 108,300 after an employee was fatally injured in a pipeline explosion on an air compressor.

A Sierra Pacific worker in Lincoln was setting up a compressor when a pipeline exploded. He sent out shrapnel that hit two people, injured one and killed the other.

The agency, commonly referred to as Cal / OSHA, cited the company for violations that included a failure to test the discharge lines prior to operating the compressor, not ensuring that a pressure relief safety device was installed, and the failure to ensure that all pressure lines were designed and installed in accordance with good engineering practice.

State labor safety regulators also issued quotes that did not ensure that the energy in the pipeline system was controlled to prevent a release during the repair. Failure to ensure that group lockout / tagging procedures were in place and that staff were working under the supervision of a qualified person; Allow non-certified employees to weld; Failure to comply with hazardous energy control procedures; and operating equipment under stressful conditions.