Public hearing highlights safety gaps at Martinez fuel facility following 2023 fire

THE MOST RECENT REPORT on a fire nearly two years ago at the Martinez Renewable Fuels facility that left one worker hospitalized says the facility needs to fill gaps in its culture and communication going forward.  

The facility, a joint venture partnership between Marathon Petroleum and Neste, is “seemingly constrained by shortcomings” in proactive safety management and communication and is ranked below industry benchmarks for some metrics, according to a Contra Costa Health-commissioned safety culture assessment discussed at a Monday public hearing hosted in Martinez by Contra Costa Health.