| Trailer siting issues: BP Texas City. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 18294765 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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On 23 March, 2005, a series of explosions and fires occurred at the BP Texas City refinery during the startup of an isomerization (ISOM) process unit. Fifteen workers were killed and about 180 others were injured. All of the fatalities were contract workers; the deaths and most of the serious injuries occurred in and around temporary office trailers that had been sited near a blowdown drum and stack open to the atmosphere as part of ongoing turnaround activities in an adjacent unit. Due to problems that developed during the ISOM startup, flammable hydrocarbon liquid overfilled the blowdown drum and stack which resulted in a geyser-like release out the top into the atmosphere. The flammable hydrocarbons fell to the ground releasing vapors that were likely ignited from a nearby idling diesel pickup truck. A total of 44 trailers were damaged by the blast pressure wave that propagated through the refinery when the vapor cloud exploded. Thirteen trailers were totally destroyed and workers were injured in trailers as far as 479ft away from the release. The focus of this paper will be on trailer siting issues, including: need for work/office trailers within process units, adequacy of risk analysis methods in API RP 752, and minimum safe distance requirements |
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Authors:
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Mark Kaszniak; Donald Holmstrom |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2008-01-19 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of hazardous materials Volume: 159 ISSN: 0304-3894 ISO Abbreviation: J. Hazard. Mater. Publication Date: 2008 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-09-22 Completed Date: 2009-01-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9422688 Medline TA: J Hazard Mater Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 105-11 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Investigations and Safety Programs, 2175K Street, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20037, United States. mark.kaszniak@Csb.gov |
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Chemical Industry
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organization & administration* Explosions* Petroleum* Safety Management / organization & administration Texas United States United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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0/Petroleum |
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