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Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300311826 - Motiva Enterprises Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Wilmington

 

Inspection Nr: 300311826
Report ID: 0317300
Date Opened: 07/17/2001

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


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 100410497
Violation Summary
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

Violation Items
# 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

Investigation Nr: 200410611
Event: 07/17/2001
One Employee Killed, Eight Injured In Storage Tank Explosion

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

Investigated Inspection
# 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
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