Have a Safe and Productive week.
http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/
INVESTIGATIVE FINDINGS
At least 58 workers have died at U.S. refineries since March 23, 2005, slightly fewer than the number the decade before.
Federal officials have tracked nearly 350 fires at U.S. refineries in the past eight years — about one every week.
Some companies continue to put tents and office trailers in danger zones at refineries, despite recommendations to limit the number of workers in harm’s way.
The death toll in the worst refinery accident since 2005 was so high because nonessential personnel were left in harm’s way. Seven were killed at a Washington refinery during a maintenance activity that required one operator.
Federal regulators lack hard data to accurately track deaths and monitor safety trends within the industry.
"The erroneous 93% reading from the defective level transmitter still indicated an ongoing safe level condition in the tower but there was still no flow of heavy raffinate from the splitter tower to the storage tank as the level control valve remained closed; instead of the hydrocarbon liquid level being at 8.65 feet (93% level) as indicated, it had actually reached 67 feet."
Pretty much speaks for itself.
NO BLOOD FOR OIL!!
I am always amused when people say that. They do not realize that everyday brave people die bringing us the many things we need to live, mining and oil production being among some of the most dangerous professions.
And people think others die when fighting wars for oil, if you believe that is why they are fought. A friend of mine believed this. I asked him if driving to and from work, having the fuel to power his tools, the tractors in the field to grow his food, the trucks to bring it to his home, the energy to cook that food, if any of that is worth suffering or fighting for. I feel it is worth fighting and dying for, whether doing the dangerous work to find, extract, and refine, or to combat the crazies.
The real agenda. Notice how most of these deaths occur at unionized facilities?