Tricor Refining LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Apr 15, 2021: Lab technician suffers chemical burns from sulfuric acid spi

At 6:10 a.m. on April 15, 2021, an employee was working as a technician at a petroleum refinery. After running some tests, he was cleaning tubes in the quality assurance laboratory with a solution that contained sulfuric acid. One of the tubes slipped from the employee's hands and bounced onto the lab's countertop. The employee tried without success to catch the tube before it fell. The tube bounced up from the table toward the employee. Its contents spilled out and splashed onto the employee's face. The employee suffered chemical burns to his cheeks. He was treated without hospitalization.

Incident on Aug 31, 2020: Employee fractures leg and ankle in fall from rail car ladde

At 12:00 p.m. on August 31, 2020, an employee was off loading product from a railroad tank car using a "T-bar" wrench. The employee was engaged in closing up the railcar after unloading product. He was preparing to close up the top of the railcar. The employee was climbing the fixed ladder attached to the side of the railcar. The employee was carrying the "T-Bar" wrench, attaching it to the side of the ladder and reaching down with the left hand to move the wrench up as needed. The employee reached the top of the ladder, grabbed the handrail at the top of the railcar with the right hand, and reached down with the left hand to move the wrench. The employee's right hand slipped off the handrail while the left hand was holding onto the wrench. The employee was unable to grab onto anything and fell 10 to 12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture of the right talus and lower end of the right tibia. The employee was treated and hospitalized at Kern Medical in Bakersfield.

Incident on Aug 18, 2017: Employee fainted with heat related illness when working in h

At 2:34 a.m. on August 18, 2017, the employee, a shipper, was working outdoors in hot weather securing tarps, and connecting/disconnecting hoses on railcars. Due to dehydration and a lack of food, the employee began to feel dizzy. The employee called his supervisor and then fell to the ground.