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Texas city refinery explosion (Root to cause (Employment of Unskilled…
Texas city refinery explosion
Intro
British petroleum, U.S 3rd largest petroleum refinery
Located in Texas
Explosion on march 23, 2005
Fatalities
More than 100 injured
15 died
Incidents before accident
Alarming of fuel level indicator
fuel flowing beneath the white truck
Findings of CSB
Outlet of fuel from blow stack
Flaw in design offuel level indicator
Inefficiency of safe open valve
Root to cause
Employment of Unskilled laborers
Operating costs were reduced by 25%
Overriding of rules and regulations by the management
Construction of trailer near to the distillation tower
Reluctant to adopt new technologies