Inspection record, Richmond

Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC aka Kinder Mor Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 15, 2012

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Accident inspection in Richmond: 1 citation, $560. The employer's only inspection on record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC aka Kinder Mor at 1140 Canal BLVD, Richmond (Contra Costa County) on May 15, 2012. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 19 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected, with union representation. Inspectors issued 1 citation (0 serious) and proposed $700 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $560. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jul 24, 2013.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3210(c), Guardrails at elevated locations General
Issued Aug 23, 2012. Proposed $700, current $560. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 10, 2012, final order May 13, 2013. Abatement due Aug 28, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3210(b), Guardrails at elevated locations General deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 23, 2012. Proposed $700, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 10, 2012, final order May 13, 2013. Abatement due Aug 28, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3317(a), Illumination General deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 23, 2012. Proposed $1,125, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 10, 2012, final order May 13, 2013. Abatement due Aug 28, 2012, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Apr 27, 2012. Employee Trips over Hose, Fractures Left Heel
Keywords: fracture,railroad tank car,pipeline,off loading,foot

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 314330887. 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 314330887, checked Nov 4, 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.

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