VENOCO INC
7979 HOLLISTER AVE., GOLETA, CA 93117
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Inspection records
Feb 9, 2000#126145978Feb 9, 2000Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#126145978$12,17014 viol.14 violations$12,170 in penalties
Inspection #126145978
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 9, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 6, 2000
- Contested
- Jul 11, 2000
- Closed
- Aug 9, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 14
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 12 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,170
- Penalties on Record
- $12,170
- Site Address
- 7979 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Jul 11, 2000. Final orders are recorded through Mar 26, 2001. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (14 of 14 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3220 Emergency Action Plan OSHA citation code: 3220 E01 | Other | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Jul 9, 2000 | Jul 11, 2000 | Mar 26, 2001 |
| 01002 | 5144 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 5144 C01 F | Other | 1 | 6 | $185 | $185 | Jul 9, 2000 | - | - |
| 01003 | 5189 Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials OSHA citation code: 5189 E04 | Other | 1 | 20 | $280 | $280 | Jul 9, 2000 | - | - |
| 01004 | 5189 Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials OSHA citation code: 5189 G03 | Other | 1 | 15 | $185 | $185 | Dec 30, 2000 | - | - |
| 01005 | 5189 Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials OSHA citation code: 5189 G04 | Other | 1 | - | $185 | $185 | Dec 30, 2000 | - | - |
| 01006 | 5189 Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials OSHA citation code: 5189 H05 | Other | 1 | 10 | $185 | $185 | Jul 9, 2000 | Jul 11, 2000 | Mar 26, 2001 |
| 01007 | 5189 Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials OSHA citation code: 5189 J01 A | Other | 1 | 20 | $375 | $375 | Jul 9, 2000 | Jul 11, 2000 | Mar 26, 2001 |
| 01008 | 5189 Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials OSHA citation code: 5189 K02 | Other | 1 | - | $280 | $280 | Jul 9, 2000 | - | - |
| 01009 | 5189 Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials OSHA citation code: 5189 L02 D | Other | 1 | 6 | $185 | $185 | Jul 9, 2000 | Jul 11, 2000 | Mar 26, 2001 |
| 01010 | 5189 Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials OSHA citation code: 5189 P | Other | 1 | 20 | $185 | $185 | Dec 30, 2000 | - | - |
| 02001 | 5189 Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials OSHA citation code: 5189 J02 A | Serious | 1 | 10 | $3,375 | $3,375 | Jul 9, 2000 | Jul 11, 2000 | Mar 26, 2001 |
| 03001 | 6857 Vessels, Boilers and Pressure Relief Devices OSHA citation code: 6857 K03 | Serious | 1 | - | $6,750 | $6,750 | Dec 30, 2000 | - | - |
| 04001 | 6777 Hot Work Procedures and Permits OSHA citation code: 6777 A | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 9, 2000 | - | - |
| 04002 | 5198 Lead OSHA citation code: 5198 J02 D | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 9, 2000 | - | - |
Dec 7, 1999#126145358Dec 7, 1999FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#126145358$5252 viol.2 violations$525 in penalties
Inspection #126145358
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 7, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 13, 2000
- Contested
- Apr 7, 2000
- Closed
- Apr 30, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $525
- Penalties on Record
- $525
- Site Address
- 7979 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
One employee killed one injured when pipe explodes
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Apr 7, 2000. Final orders are recorded through Jun 27, 2000. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 14301 Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses OSHA citation code: 14301 B | Other | 1 | - | $300 | $300 | Apr 1, 2000 | - | - |
| 02001 | 6815 Opening Pipe Lines and Equipment OSHA citation code: 6815 A | Other | 1 | 2 | $225 | $225 | Mar 17, 2000 | Apr 7, 2000 | Jun 27, 2000 |
Nov 17, 1997#126209501Nov 17, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#126209501$2,1902 viol.2 violations$2,190 in penalties
Inspection #126209501
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 17, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 4, 1997
- Closed
- Mar 18, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,190
- Penalties on Record
- $2,190
- Site Address
- W Of 7979 Hollister Ave/Platform "holly", Goleta, CA 93118
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5144 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 5144 F01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $160 | $160 | Jan 13, 1998 | - | - |
| 02001 | 5451 Flammable and Combustible Liquids--Storage and Handling OSHA citation code: 5451 P | Serious | 13 | 3 | $2,030 | $2,030 | Dec 28, 1997 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
3 inspections, 1997 to 2000. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.