American Plant Services

Description

Safety violations at a refinery caused a maintenance worker to suffer second degree and third degree burns over more than 70 percent of his body when he was scalded by 950-degree oil. None of the valves were labeled and the worker had never performed the task alone before. (Date below is approximate.)

Prosecutors:
Deputy District Attorney Fred Macksoud; Special Assistant Jan Chatten-Brown
Incident Type: Burned
County: Los Angeles
State: CA
Date: Jan. 1, 1984
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