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Inspection: 300311826 - Motiva Enterprises Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Wilmington
Site Address:
Motiva Enterprises Llc
2000 Wrangle Hill Road
Delaware City, DE 19706
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2911
NAICS: 324110/Petroleum Refineries
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/04/2002
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/16/2003
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100410497 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $21,000 | $140,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $161,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $175,000 | $175,000 |
| 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 | 19100106 B02 VA | 01/14/2002 | 01/17/2002 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | 01/17/2002 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100106 B06 | 01/14/2002 | 01/17/2002 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | 01/17/2002 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01006 | Unclass | 19101200 G02 II | 01/14/2002 | 07/15/2003 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | 01/17/2002 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 02002 | Unclass | 5A0001 | 01/14/2002 | 07/15/2003 | $175,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 01/17/2002 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 02003 | Willful | 19100106 B02 VIIID | 01/14/2002 | 01/17/2002 | $0 | $70,000 | $0 | 01/17/2002 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
Motiva Enterprises LLC, is a refinery. Motiva has a subcontractor, Washington Group International Inc., which is responsible for the majority of the maintenance activities at the refinery. At 2:00 p.m. on July 17, 2001, four employees of Washington Group were directed to remove a section of grating for a catwalk around an acid storage tank in the acid tank farm. The tank farm consists of six atmospheric storage tanks. Each one is 47-feet high by 32-feet wide. The tanks contain spent and fresh sulfuric acid. The employees were replacing grating around one of the tanks in the morning, which was conducted without incident. After lunch, the employees proceeded to another area of the tank farm and began to remove the grating around Tank 393. Tank 393 had various holes in the tank. The tank contained spent sulfuric acid from the alkylation process in the refinery. The spent sulfuric acid contains approximately five to eight hydrocarbons with a flash point below 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The employees were removing the grating with an air arc. During the course of removing the grating there was an explosion. Employee #1 was killed and eight other employees were injured and hospitalized.
Keywords:grating, storage tank, explosion, refinery
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300311826 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Welders and cutters | ||
| 2 | 300311826 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Welders and cutters | ||
| 3 | 300311826 | Fatality | Other | Welders and cutters | ||
| 4 | 300311826 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Laborers, except construction |