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BP says staff's mistakes
led to deadly Texas City blast (Refinery explosion update)
Houston Chronicle ^
| May 17, 2005
| From staff and wire reports
Posted on 05/17/2005 4:40:27 PM PDT by PAR35
TEXAS CITY - Today BP blamed the deadly blast at its Texas City refinery on workers' failure to follow procedures.
Six operators neglected to stick to written checklists for restarting the refinery's isomerization unit on March 23 after maintenance, said Ross Pillari, president of BP Products North America. Moreover, BP's investigators found supervisors seemed to be absent at times during the startup, considered one of the most dangerous times in refinery operations, and crews didn't know who was in charge.
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(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: bp; explosion; refinery; texascity
Update for all of those who were looking for a terrorist connection at the time of the blast. It appears that simple incompetence was the cause.
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posted on
05/17/2005 4:40:34 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: PAR35
Incompetence at top, middle, or bottom level of operation. Sounds across the board.
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posted on
05/17/2005 4:45:44 PM PDT
by
handy old one
(It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. Aristotle)
To: PAR35; TexasCowboy
Hey TC - I know you may not be up to reading, but in case you are, I thought this would interest you. *HUGS!*
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posted on
05/17/2005 4:47:03 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Free tagline courtesy of JesseJane!)
To: PAR35
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posted on
05/17/2005 4:54:21 PM PDT
by
Ursus arctos horribilis
("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
To: laurenmarlowe
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posted on
05/17/2005 5:00:36 PM PDT
by
NYTexan
To: PAR35
We need to get some Mexicans in there to do the job other Americans cannot do.
To: PAR35
What the heck were these guys doing? Were they drunk, stoned or just plain stupid?
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posted on
05/17/2005 5:02:14 PM PDT
by
csvset
To: csvset
? Were they drunk, stoned or just plain stupid?yes...
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posted on
05/17/2005 5:05:53 PM PDT
by
Dick Vomer
(liberals suck......... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.)
To: csvset
What the heck were these guys doing? Were they drunk, stoned or just plain stupid?Is that any way to talk about highly skilled union labor?
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posted on
05/17/2005 5:58:07 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: PAR35
This is why my company has weekly safety meetings. I hope it sinks in to my guys at 6:30 AM every Thursday.
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posted on
05/17/2005 6:13:04 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Rick Nash will score 50 goals this season ( if there is a season)
To: PAR35
Terribly sad, whatever the cause, but to read about such widespread negligence and incompetence must be particularly galling to all.....
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posted on
05/17/2005 6:20:55 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Kerry's mere nuisances: Marine Barracks '83, WTC '93, Khobar Towers, Embassy Bombs '98, USS Cole!!!)
To: PAR35
This is outrageous - been in and out of petro/chem plants most of my adult life and safety/operational procedures USE to rule during start-up.
To: PAR35
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posted on
05/17/2005 6:39:13 PM PDT
by
Eagle Eye
(BTDT got the T shirt, shot glass, shoulder patch, challenge coin, coffee mug....)
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