Inspection Detail
Case Status: VIOLATIONS UNDER CONTEST |
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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. Crosby, TX 77532 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: | ||||
NAICS: 325199/All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing | ||||
Mailing: 16503 Ramsey Rd., 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 |
Accident | 1442073 |
Case Status: VIOLATIONS UNDER CONTEST |
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 | - | |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100038 E | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | - | |
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100119 D03 I A | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | - | |
4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100119 D03 I D | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | - | |
5. | 01005 | Serious | 19100119 D03 II | 09/30/2019 | 01/02/2020 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | - | |
6. | 01006 | Serious | 19100119 E03 I | 09/30/2019 | 01/02/2020 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | - | |
7. | 01007A | Serious | 19100119 H02 I | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | - | |
8. | 01007B | Serious | 19100119 H02 V | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | - | |
9. | 01008 | Serious | 19100119 J04 I | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | - | |
10. | 01009 | Serious | 19100119 L01 | 09/30/2019 | 12/10/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | - | |
11. | 01010 | Serious | 19100119 O05 | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $5,115 | $5,115 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | - | |
12. | 01011A | Serious | 19100120 Q01 | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | - | |
13. | 01011B | Serious | 19100165 B01 | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | - | |
14. | 01012 | Serious | 19100303 B07 I | 09/30/2019 | 11/18/2019 | $11,934 | $11,934 | $0 | 10/22/2019 | - |
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-strainer of an isobutylene line that fed into reactor K8 ruptured and isobutylene was released, forming a vapor cloud. Three employees responded to mitigate the isobutylene vapor in the reactor area. As Employee #1 was at an old control room area and Employee #2 was approaching a tank farm area away from reactors K8 and K9, 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 isobutylene vapor cloud ignited, causing an explosion. Fire spread to a dry storage area. Employee #1 suffered injuries that affected his upper extremity and brachial artery on his right side, killing him. Employees #2 and #3 sustained thermal burns, which they were hospitalized and received treatment. | ||||||
Keywords: reactor, explosion, fire, chemical vapor, burn, chemical reaction | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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1 | 1390220.015 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Operations & systems researchers and analysts | ||
2 | 1390220.015 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Operations & systems researchers and analysts | ||
3 | 1390220.015 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) |