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Inspection Information - Office: Houston South | ||||
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| Nr: 301402129 | Report ID: 0626700 | Open Date: 02/19/1998 | ||
| Valero Refining - Texas Lp | ||||
| 1301 Loop 197 South Texas City, TX 77590 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2911/Petroleum Refining | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 3429, Texas City, TX 77590 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 06/10/1998 | |
| Close Case: | 05/18/1999 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 101930048 | |||
| Referral | 201921053 | Yes | ||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Current Violations | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $37,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $37,000 |
| Current Penalty | $22,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 | $0 | $24,000 |
| 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 | 19100119 D03 IB | 06/12/1998 | 08/14/1998 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002A | Other | 19100119 D03 ID | 06/12/1998 | 08/14/1998 | $1,000 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01002B | Other | 19100119 L04 | 06/12/1998 | 08/14/1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01003 | Serious | 19100119 F01 I | 06/12/1998 | 09/13/1998 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01004 | Serious | 19100119 F01 II | 06/12/1998 | 09/13/1998 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01005 | Other | 19100119 L01 | 06/12/1998 | 08/14/1998 | $1,000 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 7. | 01006A | Serious | 19100134 A02 | 06/12/1998 | 06/17/1998 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 8. | 01006B | Serious | 19101000 B02 | 06/12/1998 | 09/13/1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 9. | 01006C | Serious | 19101000 E | 06/12/1998 | 09/13/1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 10. | 01007 | Serious | 19100134 B08 | 06/12/1998 | 07/15/1998 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 11. | 01008 | Serious | 19100134 E03 III | 06/12/1998 | 06/17/1998 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 201921285 | Event: 02/11/1998 | Employee Killed By Acute Exposure To Hydrogen Sulfide | ||||
| On February 11, 1998, Employee #1 was on top of a sour water tank blocking in steam eductor valves when he received an acute exposure to hydrogen sulfide. He was on top of the tank alone for about 10 minutes without any additional PPE. He was wearing only flame retardant clothing and a hard hat. Safety procedures require the use of a self-contained breathing air respirator and the necessary breathing air equipment was present on the tank. Hydrogen sulfide guidelines require that an employee must have a respirator on when at the top of the stairway of the tank. Employee #1 was still alive on February 17, 1998, the date this incident was reported to the OSHA office, but his brain activity was only 8 percent of normal. He was on complete life support, and it was very questionable whether he would live. Employee #1 died on February 22, 1998, at John Sealy Hospital - Texas City Medical Branch. | ||||||
| Keywords: asphyxiated, hydrogen sulfide, pipe, plumbing, tank, refinery | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 301402129 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||