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BayAg_14
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https://abc13.com/post/deer-park-pemex-facility-is-emergency-situation-involving-life-flight-officials-say/15414117/

Odor has reached Manvel.
Milwaukees Best Light
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All good here in Kemah.
Ciboag96
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Wildmen06
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Bad situation. Reporting 1 fatality.
Ciboag96
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Dang
JABQ04
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I don't smell anything in East Pearland. Good buddy I worked with at my plant quit and now works for the ERT at Pemex. I know he's off shift tonight but is headed in.
JABQ04
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B-Batt '06? I was B-Batt '04 if so.
Wildmen06
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Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound.
Al Bula
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BayAg_14 said:

Odor has reached Manvel.
"Man, vel ya get a loada dat smell? Vat is that? Gefilte?

sts7049
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oh man. h2s release...bad stuff
Ferris Wheel Allstar
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Now 2 fatalities.
94chem
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No news in 5 days, except that they may have to cut oil production? Are we just not letting them sweep the bodies out to sea fast enough for their satisfaction?
94chem,
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
CDUB98
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may have to cut oil production?
You sure you know how a refinery works?
sts7049
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you're gonna have to wait for the CSB's report or interim updates to find out what happened. there isn't going to be much released otherwise.
94chem
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CDUB98 said:

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may have to cut oil production?
You sure you know how a refinery works?
Their announcement, not mine. But maybe they said gasoline. Or maybe they have to cut oil production if the refinery is slowed down. But I'm in chemicals - glad I don't have to know much about refineries. I do think sulfur is a pretty cool element, though. I have at least 7 patents for using it to make catalysts and stuff.

I just thought the 13 hospitalized people might warrant an update.

As for the CSB, that will be a few years, fortunately. After Trump tried to disband it, they are at least back to full strength with all 5 members, last I heard.
94chem,
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sts7049
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https://www.csb.gov/us-chemical-safety-board-releases-investigation-update-into-fatal-hydrogen-sulfide-release-at-pemex-deer-park-refinery-in-deer-park-texas/

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The CSB's update states that on the day of the incident two contract workers at the refinery partially opened a flanged connection on piping containing hydrogen sulfide gas, which caused the release. One of these workers was fatally injured. The work was supposed to be done on a different, isolated piping segment located about five feet away from the flange that was opened. Two other contract workers from a separate company, who were working on equipment less than 250 feet away and downwind from the release, were also affected, with one fatally injured from the hydrogen sulfide exposure.

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sts7049 said:

https://www.csb.gov/us-chemical-safety-board-releases-investigation-update-into-fatal-hydrogen-sulfide-release-at-pemex-deer-park-refinery-in-deer-park-texas/

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The CSB's update states that on the day of the incident two contract workers at the refinery partially opened a flanged connection on piping containing hydrogen sulfide gas, which caused the release. One of these workers was fatally injured. The work was supposed to be done on a different, isolated piping segment located about five feet away from the flange that was opened. Two other contract workers from a separate company, who were working on equipment less than 250 feet away and downwind from the release, were also affected, with one fatally injured from the hydrogen sulfide exposure.




It's almost always contract workers that eff up at chemical plants.
Sooper Jeenyus
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Well, to be fair, pretty much all the real work gets contracted, so yeah.
sts7049
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Sooper Jeenyus said:

Well, to be fair, pretty much all the real work gets contracted, so yeah.


yep. and it isn't the contractor that issues the work permit.
SockDePot
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sts7049 said:

Sooper Jeenyus said:

Well, to be fair, pretty much all the real work gets contracted, so yeah.


yep. and it isn't the contractor that issues the work permit.



A contract employee probably signed off on the contractor's permit to work
maroon barchetta
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SockDePot said:

sts7049 said:

Sooper Jeenyus said:

Well, to be fair, pretty much all the real work gets contracted, so yeah.


yep. and it isn't the contractor that issues the work permit.



A contract employee probably signed off on the contractor's permit to work


Host company employees should have walked that system down with them before issuing a permit.

This sounds like an armchair permit could be one of the root causes.
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