Tesoro Refinery Fatal Explosion and Fire, Anacortes, WA (04/02/2010)
- Using a forty-year-old heat exchanger
- Very old equipment
- Determining vulnerability of equipment to HTHA is inadequate
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Williams Olefins Plant Explosion and Fire, Geismar, LA (06/13/2013)
- Control of the hot and cold side of the heat exchanger
- Restart the reboiler after 16 months in standby without any previous revision
- Operator supervisor ignorance about the propene inside the heat exchanger
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Incident Report
Exercise
Barton Solvents Explosions and Fire, Valley Center, KS (07/17/2007)
- Air inside the tank. The tank was electrically charged.
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Incident Report
Exercise
CAI / Arnel Chemical Plant Explosion, Danvers, MA (11/22/2006)
- Flammable vapor accumulation
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EQ Hazardous Waste Plant Explosions and Fire, Apex, NC (10/05/2006)
- The storage of chemicals such as pool chlorination tablets.
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