Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery on 23 March 2005 that caused 15 people died and hundreds of others were injured was one of the most dangerous plant accidents. CSB had released a video, which shows the accident and the root cause investigation.
Indeed, this petrochemical plant explosion is a very good example when we do not put adequate measures regarding process safety. (more…)
Tags: Texas City Refinery, Industrial disasters, chemical plant explosionI read at least 16 accidents news story in July, where most of the plant accidents were fire accidents. The other reasons were chemical leakage, construction accident and falling accident. Here is the list:
Chemical Fire during the Process of Tank Cleaning
Evacuation after Toxic Ethyl Acrylate Fumes Released
Electrical Short Caused Fire at Chemical Plant
Plant Leaked, Released Strong Ammonia Smell
Flash Fire Caused One Man Died
Flash Fire Occurred at a Chemical Unloading Area, One Man Dead
Hexane Fumes Caused One Man Died
Falling Accident at Industrial Area, One Man Died
Construction Accident in Tennessee, 2 Workers Crushed
Chlorine Gas Leaked Forced Water Filtration Plant Shut Down
Wet Concrete Spilled on top of Workers at a Construction Site
Ammonia Leak from a Chemical Plant Caused a Woman Died
Chloro-benzene Explosion Killed 7 Workers in China
A Pressurized 55-gallon Drum of Cleaner Exploded
2 Workers Injured When Glycerin-Sulfuric Acid Mix Sparked Blast
Steam Cracker Exploded during Shut Down Process
Tags: chemical fire, Water Filtration Plant, accident recordsThis accident video shows a chemical plant explosion at Lodi chemical plant. Such explosion was real and this event has to become the main reason why safety should always be in the first priority. Safety cost is nothing when it is compared with the explosion impacts. Do we care enough to workplace safety?
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