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Case Study: Fire at Formosa Plastics Corporation. Evaluating Process Hazards: Formosa Plastics Corporation, Point Comfort, Texas, October 6, 2005
This case study describes a fire and series of explosions in an olefins production unit located in Point Comfort, Texas. Sixteen employees were injured, one seriously. A shelter-in-place order was issued for the Point Comfort community, and the local elementary school was evacuated. The fire burned for 5 days. CSB makes recommendations to Formosa Plastics Corporation; Kellogg, Brown, and Root; and the Center for Chemical Process Safety.
Case Study: Fire at Formosa Plastics Corporation. Evaluating Process Hazards: Formosa Plastics Corporation, Point Comfort, Texas, October 6, 2005
This case study describes a fire and series of explosions in an olefins production unit located in Point Comfort, Texas. Sixteen employees were injured, one seriously. A shelter-in-place order was issued for the Point Comfort community, and the local elementary school was evacuated. The fire burned for 5 days. CSB makes recommendations to Formosa Plastics Corporation; Kellogg, Brown, and Root; and the Center for Chemical Process Safety.
Case Study: Fire at Formosa Plastics Corporation. Evaluating Process Hazards: Formosa Plastics Corporation, Point Comfort, Texas, October 6, 2005
2005
16 pages
Report
No indication
English
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental Health & Safety , Industrial Safety Engineering , Industrial Chemistry & Chemical Process Engineering , Accident investigations , Fires , Plastic industry , Hazardous materials , Explosions , Olefins , Production , Injuries , Evacuation , Recommendations , Industrial safety , Texas
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