OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14412514
TEXAS CITY REFINING COMPANY
TEXAS CITY, TX·
Event description
One employee killed, one injured in refinery explosion
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were in front of a manway opening to a process vessel at a r efinery. The vessel contained pyrophoric materials and flammable gas. Employee # 1 was standing on a platform directly in front of the manway, washing out the ve ssel with a water hose, when there was an explosion inside the tank. The force o f the explosion blew Employee #1 65 ft away, killing him. Employee #2 was injure d, but not hospitalized.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 6
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 6
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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