Cal/OSHA Seeks $1.75 Million In Fines Over 2021 Refinery Worker Death

Update Appended California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) is imposing a combined $1.75 million in fines against an oil refinery and three contractors for “serious” violations following a fatal 2021 incident, concluding that several of the companies failed to determine acceptable “entry conditions” for a confined chamber where a worker suffocated due to high argon levels. “Working in confined spaces is extremely dangerous, as is working with argon,” said Cal/OSHA Chief Jeff Killip in a May 19 press release announcing the citations...