What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Exxon Mobil Refinery at 3700 West 190th St, Torrance (Los Angeles County) on Mar 6, 2003. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 4 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 2 citations (1 serious) and proposed $45,000 in penalties; the current total is $7,425. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Sep 3, 2006. The employer has 3 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Jul 25, 2003. Proposed $22,500, current $1,125. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 19, 2004, final order Jul 22, 2005. Abatement due Aug 7, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 25, 2003. Proposed $22,500, current $6,300. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 19, 2004, final order Jul 22, 2005. Abatement due Aug 7, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 26, 2003. Proposed $10,000, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 19, 2004, final order Jul 22, 2005. Abatement due Jul 31, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: drum hoist,amputated,wire rope,caught between,coke drum,nip point,hand 1 hospitalized
Your rights
If you worked at this site, the inspection file is a public record once the case closes; request it from the Cal/OSHA district office with activity number 305472557. A worker who reported the hazard, the injury or the inspection and was then fired, demoted or cut has a retaliation claim under Labor Code 6310, one year to file with the Labor Commissioner and longer to sue. Injuries themselves go through workers' compensation. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, inspection 305472557, checked Nov 1, 2026. How to read a record. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.