OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14412902
TEXAS CITY REFINING COMPANY
TEXAS CITY, TX·
Event description
One employee killed, one injured in explosion and fire
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were at the open manway of a large petroleum slop oil storag e tank when an explosion and fire occurred. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 hospitalized. At the time of the accident, the diked areas around the storage tank were being vacuumed by two diesel-powered tank trucks. No combustible gas tests had been conducted prior to starting the operation.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#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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