Yesterday, the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced that it had published a final report for their investigation of a fatal fire at the BP-Husky Toledo Refinery (“BP Toledo Refinery”) in Oregon, OH, on September 20, 2022. This was the Board’s first new investigation after it began focused work on closing out their backlog of investigations. The announcement describes the incident:
“During an emergency situation at the refinery, liquid naphtha was released from a pressurized vessel, which resulted in a vapor cloud that subsequently ignited, causing a flash fire, which fatally injured the two BP employees. The events on September 20, 2022 resulted in approximately $597 million in property damage at the refinery, including loss of use. Over 23,000 pounds of naphtha were released during the incident.”
The report describes four critical safety issues that contributed to the severity of the incident. The Board made a total of seven safety recommendations as a result of their investigation.
Yesterday’s publication of this report leaves just three incidents listed on the CSB’s Current Investigations page:
Martinez
Renewable Fuels Fire,
Dow
Louisiana Operations Explosions, and
Honeywell Geismar Chlorine and Hydrogen Fluoride Release
There have been two other investigations announced this year
(here
and here)
but they have not yet been added to the Current Investigations list.
For more details about the critical safety issues and
recommendations outlined in the report, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis
- https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/csb-publishes-bp-husky-refinery-investigation
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