Inspection Detail
Inspection: 108768961 - Long Reach Manufacturing, Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Houston South
Site Address:
Long Reach Manufacturing, Co.
12,300 Amelia Drive
Houston, TX 77045
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3443
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/04/1991
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/04/1991
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 361142938 |
Investigation Summary
A COMPANY UNIT WAS REPROCESSING RESIDUAL FUEL OIL, A BYPRODUCT OIL MIXTURE. IN THIS PROCESS, THE RESIDUAL FUEL OIL IS REACTED WITH SULFURIC ACID AND WATER TO TAKE SODA ASH AND OTHER IMPURITIES OUT OF THE OIL. A REACTION WAS STARTED IN A 10,000-GALLON PROCESSING TANK. WHEN THE REACTION STARTED, A PROCESS UPSET OCCURRED, CAUSING AN OVERPRESSURIZATION OF THE TANK AND A VAPOR CLOUD RELEASE. THE TOXIC VAPOR CLOUD DRIFTED 500 FEET TO THE SITE OF AN ONGOING INSPECTION AND AFFECTED EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #17 WHO WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER SUFFERING HEADACHES, NAUSEA, AND BURNING EYES. EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #17 WERE RELEASED THAT AFTERNOON AFTER TREATMENT AND OBSERVATION.
Keywords:fuel oil, air contamination, process safety, toxic fumes, overexposure, vapor, headache, nausea, accidental discharge, pressure release
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
3 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
4 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
5 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
6 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
7 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
8 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
9 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
10 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
11 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
12 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
13 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
14 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
15 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
16 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
17 | 108768961 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported |