Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102315132 - Refinery Terminal Fire Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102315132

Report ID: 0626000

Date Opened: 05/22/1989

Site Address:
Refinery Terminal Fire Co.
1300 Cantwell Lane
Corpus Christi, TX 78403

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 4162, Corpus Christi, TX 78469

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/23/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/17/1990

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100156 E01 II	07/31/1989	08/28/1989	$0	$150	$0	08/18/1989	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Other	19100134 B01	07/31/1989	08/28/1989	$0	$0	$0	08/18/1989	J - ALJ Decision
3.	02002	Other	19101200 E01	07/31/1989	08/28/1989	$0	$0	$0	08/18/1989	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14402705

Event: 05/20/1989

Thirteen injured in refinery explosion and fire

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on May 20, 1989, Employee #1 was opening a bleeder valve when propane gas was released from the line. Employees #2 and #4 were insulating a feed drum from a scaffold above the bleeder valve; and, as they attempted to evacuate the area, an explosion and flash fire occurred. Employees #1, #2, and #4 suffered burns and were hospitalized. Employees #5 through #8, members of an emergency response fire fighting company, sustained chemical burns to their lower limbs and hands from an unknown substance in the water on the ground after it seeped into their personal protective equipment. Employees #9 through #13 had been working from a scaffold 19 ft above the ground. In their efforts to escape, they suffered sprains, fractures, and bruises from jumping off the scaffold and running from the area. Employee #1 was under the impression that the line, which was at a pressure of 275 psi, was inactive and that it was ready to be bled down. In all, 13 employees were injured, three of them seriously enough to require hospitalization.

Keywords: LEAK, EXPLOSION, BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, WORK RULES, CHEMICAL BURN, PROPANE, FRACTURE, REFINERY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102315132	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
2	102315132	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
3	102315132	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
4	102315132	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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