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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 104003298 - Amoco Oil Company Whiting Refinery
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
Site Address:
Amoco Oil Company Whiting Refinery
2815 Indianapolis Blvd
Whiting, IN 46394
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2911
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/02/1988
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/11/1988
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360470587 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100252 D02 VIC | 08/25/1988 | 07/29/1988 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19101200 E01 III | 08/25/1988 | 08/12/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 12:36 p.m. on April 15, 1988, employees of Amoco Oil Company, Consolidated Fabricators and Constructors, Inc., Viking Engineering Company, and PDQ Company were performing maintenance on the MEK dewaxing unit in the Amoco Oil Refinery. Employees #19 through #23 were removing steel deck plate from the facility and installing steel grate flooring using air arc equipment. The flammable material inside the filter unit had not been fully purged before the cutting and welding was performed. The filter units contained wax removed from waxy oil that was processed through the G-3 filter unit. The wax contained MEK and toluene. The welding and cutting operations ignited flammable vapors from the G-3 filter unit, which resulted in an explosion. Employees #1 through #17 and #19 through #22 sustained disabling injuries, second- and third-degree burns, fractures to arms and legs, and abrasions. Employees #19, #20, #21, and #22 were hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns.
Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, TOLUENE, EXPLOSION, BURN, FIRE, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, MEK, REFINERY, CUTTING AND BURNING
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 2 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 3 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 4 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 5 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 6 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 7 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 8 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Machinists | ||
| 9 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 10 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Machinists | ||
| 11 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 12 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Helpers, mechanics and repairers | ||
| 13 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 14 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 15 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Helpers, mechanics and repairers | ||
| 16 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Foreign Body Ineye | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 17 | 104003298 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Machinery maintenance occupations |