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Cherne: OSHA inspections and violations

Martinez, California · Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237120

2inspections
1citation items
$4,000current penalties
Apr 13, 2016last inspection

Cherne has 2 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 2015.

OSHA's last visit started on Apr 13, 2016 as part of a related case, in Martinez.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $7,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,000, down 43%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,078. Cherne averages $4,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Cherne: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341402915 OPENED APR 13, 2016Closed

Programmed related · Partial · Safety · 122 employees at the site · Closed May 20, 2016

150 Solano Way, Martinez, CA 94553 · Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341295863 OPENED OCT 30, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Mar 28, 2017

150 Solano Way, Martinez, CA 94553 · Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.1433(d)(8) · Design, construction and testing
Other-than-serious$7,000$4,000Apr 26, 2016Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Oct 30, 2015, Martinez: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee was removing excess grease lube from a boom drum on the derrick with a putty knife and got his right hand fingers caught in the rotating metal gears. His right index finger was amputated and the right middle, ring and pinky fingers were crushed.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.1433 · Design, construction and testing

29 CFR 1926.1433(d)(8)

(8) Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, chains, and other parts or components that reciprocate, rotate or otherwise move must be guarded where contact by employees (except for maintenance and repair employees) is possible in the performance of normal duties.

Other oil and gas pipeline and related structures construction employers in California

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