Location: Corpus Christi, TX Final Report Released On: 12/09/2009 Company: CITGO A fire in the alkylation unit at CITGO's Corpus Christi refinery led to a release of hydrofluoric acid (HF). The alkylation unit makes high-octane blending components for gasoline. One worker w... full Investigation details
Location: Sunray, TX Final Report Released On: 07/09/2008 Company: Valero On February 16, 2007, a propane fire erupted at the Valero McKee Refinery in Sunray, Texas, north of Amarillo. Three workers suffered serious burns, and the refinery was forced to shut down. T... full Investigation details
On February 16, 2007, a propane fire erupted at the Valero McKee Refinery in Sunray, Texas, north of Amarillo. Three workers suffered serious burns, and the refinery was forced to shut down. T
Location: Texas City, TX Final Report Released On: 03/20/2007 Company: BP At approximately 1:20 p.m. on March 23, 2005, a series of explosions occurred at the BP Texas City refinery during the restarting of a hydrocarbon isomerization unit. Fifteen workers were kill... full Investigation details
At approximately 1:20 p.m. on March 23, 2005, a series of explosions occurred at the BP Texas City refinery during the restarting of a hydrocarbon isomerization unit. Fifteen workers were kill
Location: Texas City, TX Final Report Released On: 10/15/2006 Company: BP Texas City On July 28, 2005, 4 months after a devastating incident in the Isomerization (Isom) Unit that killed 15 workers and injured 180, the BP Texas City refinery experienced a major fire in the Resid H... full Investigation details
Location: Point Comfort, TX Final Report Released On: 07/20/2006 Company: Formosa Plastics A forklift towing a trailer collided with a line containing highly flammable liquid propylene, causing a release and a vapor cloud explosion. Sixteen workers were injured, the process unit was he... full Investigation details
Location: Houston, TX Final Report Released On: 06/06/2006 Company: Marcus Oil On the evening of December 3, a storage tank failed catastrophically at the Marcus Oil and Chemical polyethylene wax facility in Houston. The blast, which was felt up to 20 miles from the plant s... full Investigation details
Location: Rosharon, TX Final Report Released On: 09/17/2003 Company: BLSR Operating Ltd. On January 13, 2003, a vapor cloud fire erupted at the BLSR Operating Ltd. oilfield waste disposal facility near Rosharon, Texas, south of Houston. The fire occurred as two vacuum trucks were del... full Investigation details