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CITGO Refinery Hydrofluoric Acid Release and Fire
CITGO Refinery Hydrofluoric Acid Release and Fire

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...
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Valero McKee Refinery Propane Fire
Valero McKee Refinery Propane Fire

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...
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BP America (Texas City) Refinery Explosion
BP America (Texas City) Refinery Explosion

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...
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Positive Material Verification: Prevent Errors
Positive Material Verification: Prevent Errors

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...
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Formosa Plastics Propylene Explosion
Formosa Plastics Propylene Explosion

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...
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Marcus Oil and Chemical Tank Explosion
Marcus Oil and Chemical Tank Explosion

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...
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BLSR Operating Ltd. Vapor Cloud Fire
BLSR Operating Ltd. Vapor Cloud Fire

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...
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