Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101230019 - Hunt Refining Company, A Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101230019

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 01/20/1988

Site Address:
Hunt Refining Company, A Corporation
1855 Sanders Ferry Road
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Mailing Address:
100 Towncenter Blvd. Suite 300, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/29/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/29/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360652267

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14347884

Event: 01/19/1988

Employee killed by overexposure to hydrogen sulfide

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on January 19, 1988, Employee #1, a coker operator, was making inspection rounds in the refinery coker area. Evidently the employee was exposed to a high level of hydrogen sulfide when a coker stabilizer reflux pump seal failed. Employee #1 was found face down 15 feet from a pump that had a blown seal. He was taken by ambulance to the local hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Keywords: HYDROGEN SULFIDE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SEAL, OVEREXPOSURE, PUMP, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, REFINERY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101230019			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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