OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #765719
BUTANE,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,EXPLOSION,PROPANE,HYDROFLUORIC ACID,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,RUPTURE,REFINERY
Event description
3 EMPLOYEES INJURED IN EXPLOSION IN OIL REFINERY
Investigation abstract
IGNITION FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE CAUSED AN EXPLOSIVE RUPTURE OF VESSELS OR PIPES CONTAINING PROPANE AND BUTANE PRODUCTS IN THE ALKYLATION UNIT OF A LARGE OIL REF INERY. THE UNIT PRODUCED HIGH OCTANE GASOLINE. THE EXPLOSION WAS FOLLOWED BY A L ARGE FIRE WHICH CAUSED MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF THE THE ALKYLATION UNIT. ONLY EMPL OYEE #2 WAS INJURED TO AN EXTENT THAT REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION.
Victims (3)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 11
- Part of body
- 8
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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