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Accident Summary Nr: 122070.015 - Two employees and one contractor sustain injuries in explosi

Accident Summary Nr: 122070.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 11/27/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1448049.01511/27/2019325110Tpc Group Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 a.m. on November 27, 2019, Employee #1, a production worker, and Employee #2, a supervisor, were working in the control room of a petrochemical manufacturing facility. One employee was in the control room (Building# 15) and the other employee was outside the control room. The narrative does not specify whether it was Employee #1 or Employee #2 outside the control room. Employee #3, a security guard (contractor), was in the Security Operations Center (SOC). A fire and explosion occurred in the south processing unit (S4 group) causing a heat transfer to the butadiene storage sphere tank 34 and the NMP tanks 72 and 73. These tanks exploded as well injuring all three employees. Employee #1 reportedly inhaled chemical vapors, Employee #2 was struck by the pressure wave and flying debris and lacerated his leg and Employee #3 also reportedly inhaled chemicals vapors and was struck by the pressure wave and building debris and fractured her wrist. All three employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: Building, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Reaction, Chemical Vapor, Debris, Explosion, Fire, Flammable Vapors, Flying Object, Fracture, Gas, Heat, High Pressure, High Temperature, Inhalation, Laceration, Leg, Lung, Metal, Pressure, Process Safety, Security Guard, Storage Tank, Struck Against, Struck By, Supervisor, Tank, Vapor, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1448049.015 35 M Hospitalized injury
2 1448049.015 50 M Hospitalized injury Supervisors, production occupations
3 1448049.015 32 F Hospitalized injury Guards and police, excluding public service

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