Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107635211 - Exxon Company, Usa

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107635211

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 08/02/1993

Site Address:
Exxon Company, Usa
4045 Scenic Hwy
Baton Rouge, LA 70814

Mailing Address:
Pob 551, Baton Rouge, LA 70814

Union Status: Union

SIC:2911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/01/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/05/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360907372

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	31	1		1		33
Current Violations					14	14
Initial Penalty	$150,500	$70,000	$0	$1,000	$0	$221,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$150,000	$150,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100036 B03	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Unclass	19100037 F06	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,714	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100038 A02 I	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	19100038 A02 III	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	01005	Unclass	19100119 C03	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,714	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Unclass	19100119 D03 IC	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,714	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100119 D03 I	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
8.	01008	Unclass	19100119 E05	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,714	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01009	Serious	19100119 F01 ID	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
10.	01010	Serious	19100119 F01 II	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
11.	01011	Serious	19100119 F03	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
12.	01012	Unclass	19100119 G02	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,714	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01013	Serious	19100119 J04 I	02/01/1994	02/04/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
14.	01014	Serious	19100119 J04 III	02/01/1994	02/04/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
15.	01015	Unclass	19100119 L02 IV	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,714	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	01016	Unclass	19100119 L03	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,714	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
17.	01017	Unclass	19100119 M04 II	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,714	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	01018	Serious	19100119 M05	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
19.	01019	Unclass	19100119 M06	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,714	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
20.	01020	Unclass	19100120 Q01	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,714	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
21.	01021	Serious	19100120 Q02 III	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
22.	01022	Serious	19100120 Q02 IV	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
23.	01023	Serious	19100120 Q02 VI	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
24.	01024	Serious	19100120 Q02 VII	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
25.	01025	Serious	19100120 Q02 X	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
26.	01026	Serious	19100120 Q03 IV	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
27.	01027	Serious	19100120 Q06 III	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
28.	01028	Serious	19100120 Q09 I	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
29.	01029	Unclass	19100134 F02 I	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,714	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
30.	01030	Serious	19100165 B01	02/01/1994	03/21/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
31.	01031A	Unclass	19101030 H02 IB	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,714	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
32.	01031B	Unclass	19101030 H02 IC	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
33.	02001A	Unclass	19100119 J04 II	02/01/1994	02/04/1994	$0	$70,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
34.	02001B	Unclass	19100119 J04 III	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,714	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
35.	03001	Unclass	19040002 A	02/01/1994	06/30/1994	$10,718	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170080865

Event: 08/02/1993

Three employees burned to death in hydrocarbon fire

Employees #1 through #3 were working with drums A, B, C, D in a coker unit, which thermally cracks heavy residual feeds through a process called delayed coking. The employees were preparing to switch feed from the C drum to the D coke drum. This process involves opening and closing a number of valves. Employee #1 was on the 55 ft level where the switch valve was located. Employee #3 was also on the 55 ft level, approximately 50 ft away from Employee #1. Employee #2 was on the 40 ft level to prepare for the switch. Employee #1 told the controller over the radio to divert half of the feed flow to the D drum. At approximately the same time, they heard a noise and saw a vapor cloud rising from the vicinity of the feed pumps. The cloud ignited and fire went as high as the 141 ft level, fatally burning Employees #1, #2, and #3. Two other employees on the 40 ft level evacuated to safety. The leak was caused by a sudden failure of a 45 degree elbow in the 6 in. discharge line of the furnace feed pump(s).

Keywords: BURN, LEAK, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, DRUM, FIRE, COKE DRUM, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107635211			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	107635211			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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