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Case Status: OPEN |
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Inspection Information - Office: Houston North | ||||
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| Nr: 1390220.015 | Report ID: 0626600 | Open Date: 04/03/2019 | ||
| Kmco, Llc | ||||
| 16503 Ramsey Rd.Null Crosby, TX 77532 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 325199/All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing | ||||
| Mailing: 16503 Ramsey Rd.Null, Crosby, TX 77532 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 09/17/2019 | |
| Emphasis: | N:Chemnep | Close Case: | ||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Inspection | 1396018 | Yes | ||
| Inspection | 1397275 | Yes | ||
| Inspection | 1396041 | Yes | ||
| Accident | 1442073 | |||
Case Status: OPEN |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Current Violations | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $131,274 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $131,274 |
| Current Penalty | $131,274 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $131,274 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100028 B03 IV | 09/30/2019 | 10/18/2019 | $6,819 | $6,819 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100038 E | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100119 D03 I A | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100119 D03 I D | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 5. | 01005 | Serious | 19100119 D03 II | 09/30/2019 | 01/02/2020 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 6. | 01006 | Serious | 19100119 E03 I | 09/30/2019 | 01/02/2020 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 7. | 01007A | Serious | 19100119 H02 I | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 8. | 01007B | Serious | 19100119 H02 V | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 9. | 01008 | Serious | 19100119 J04 I | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 10. | 01009 | Serious | 19100119 L01 | 09/30/2019 | 12/10/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 11. | 01010 | Serious | 19100119 O05 | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $5,115 | $5,115 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 12. | 01011A | Serious | 19100120 Q01 | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 13. | 01011B | Serious | 19100165 B01 | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 14. | 01012 | Serious | 19100303 B07 I | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 115014.015 | Event: 04/02/2019 | One Employee Is Killed And Two Others Are Injured In Explosi | ||||
| At approximately 10:40 a.m. on April 2, 2019, the housing of a three-inch Y-str ainer of an isobutylene line that fed into reactor K8 ruptured and isobutylene w as released, forming a vapor cloud. Three employees responded to mitigate the is obutylene vapor in the reactor area. As Employee #1 was at an old control room a rea and Employee #2 was approaching a tank farm area away from reactors K8 and K 9, Employee #3 activated the fire water monitor located next to the hot oil area on the West side of the main control room. Shortly after 10:50 a.m., the isobut ylene vapor cloud ignited, causing an explosion. Fire spread to a dry storage ar ea. Employee #1 suffered injuries that affected his upper extremity and brachial artery on his right side, killing him. Employees #2 and #3 sustained thermal bu rns, which they were hospitalized and received treatment. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, chemical reaction, chemical vapor, explosion, fire, reactor | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1390220.015 | Fatality | Operations & systems researchers and analysts | |||
| 2 | 1390220.015 | Hospitalized injury | Operations & systems researchers and analysts | |||
| 3 | 1390220.015 | Hospitalized injury | ||||