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At 12:00 noon on August 19, 2021, an employee utilized an airline respirator that was attached to a nitrogen line. The employee died from a lack of oxygen.
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At 7:45 p.m. on December 1, 2020, Employee #1, a production lead supervisor, entered the chill/production room. She observed a cloud generating in the immediate area of the freezer tunnel. She investigated the cause of the cloud and was killed by asphyxiation. Approximately one hour later, Employee #2, a production supervisor, entered the chill/production room. He observed Employee #1 on the floor...
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At 11:30 a.m. on October 15, 2021, Employees #1 and #2, both maintenance contractor employees, were assigned to install a pressure safety valve (PSV) on a flare header in a methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) unit when they were exposed to nitrogen and carbon monoxide. The installation procedure requires supplied air respirators. The employees were staging equipment on the platform area in the MDI...
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At 10:10 a.m. on February 1, 2022, an employee connected the wrong chemical tote, (i.e., Dilac instead of Dibac) to a day tank containing a chlorine solution. The chemical reaction of the two chemicals caused a vapor release. Eight employees sustained unspecified respiratory illnesses, and six were hospitalized for treatment.
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At 8:15 a.m. on February 1, 2022, an employee poured paraformaldehyde into an aqueous ammonia solution inside a vessel. There was a chemical reaction, resulting in an explosion. Two employees suffered chemical burns to their backs and arms, and one of the employees was hospitalized.
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At 3:10 p.m. on February 2, 2022, an employee, 26, performed maintenance on a Raven AccuFlow System Applicator. The employee began the ammonia bleeding procedure wearing safety glasses and rubber gloves. After approximately 20 to 30 minutes, the employee no longer heard a whistling sound and believed that the system was completely bled out. When the employee removed the filter cap, the remaining anhydrous...
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The Respondent is a wholesale gas supplier. Operations include the filling, storing, and transfer of industrial gases. The facility receives bulk gases in tanker trailers and then transfers them to storage tanks before transferring them to smaller containers or back into tanker trailers for wholesale. Additionally, the facility receives nearly empty bulk trailers and containers that must be emptied...
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OSHA’s PRCS standard defines the terms Blinding and Blanking in the same definition, but there is actually a difference between these practices. Here is OSHA’s definition:
Blanking or blinding means the absolute closure of a pipe, line, or duct by the fastening of a solid plate (such as a spectacle blind or a skillet blind) that completely covers the bore and that is capable of withstanding...
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As my time in the railroad industry comes to an end, I broke the ice with the FRA through some close friends in DOT/PHMSA to understand why/how the railroads are 50 years behind the times in how safety is managed. Through our many and lengthy discussions (many thanks to E.J. and others), I received a “White Paper” on a study that the FRA did after the 2005 Graniteville, SC accident...
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The rupture of the V-1 vessel appears to have caused a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE, pronounced ‘blev-ē). A BLEVE is the “sudden loss of containment of a pressure-liquefied gas existing above its normal atmospheric boiling point at the moment of its failure, which results in rapidly expanding vapor and flashing liquid. The release of energy from these processes (expanding...
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The City of New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a performance audit of the City of New Orleans’ (City) Department of Safety andPermits (S&P). The objective of the audit was to determine if S&P inspectors (City inspectors) conducted their inspections in accordance with S&P policies and procedures. The scope of the audit was all building, mechanical and electrical permit...
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