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General Major Incident # 4: Silver Eagle Refinery Flash Fire and Explosion

Oct 06, 2020
 

 1. Incident Location:

On November 4, 2009, an explosion occurred in the Mobil Distillate Dewaxing Unit (MDDW) of the Silver Eagle refinery, located in Wood Cross, Utah.

 

 2. Incident Description:

A massive explosion and fire at the Silver Eagle Refinery on November 4,...

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General Major Incident # 3: NDK Crystal Inc. Explosion with Offsite Fatality

Oct 01, 2020
 

 

 

1. Location:

On 12/07/2009, in the NDK Crystal Inc. Explosion with Offsite Fatality, located in Belvidere, IL.

 

2. Incident Description:

The incident resulted from corrosion in a pressure vessel, which was not inspected for years. The rupture occurred in the Number 2 vessel...

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General Major Incident # 2: Chevron Refinery Fire

Sep 29, 2020
 

 

  1. Location:

On 08/06/2012, an explosion occurred in the Chevron Refinery Fire, located in Richmond, CA.

 

  1. Incident Description:

The incident happened when a small leak was detected by refinery workers. Engineers decided to remove the insulation around the pipe but shortly...

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CUI Major Incident# 14: Missouri natural gas pipeline rupture

Sep 24, 2020
 

Date and Place of Incident:

On August 29, 2008, the natural gas pipeline rupture took place at the Cooper County, Missouri natural gas pipeline  

Summary of the Incident:

A gas transmission pipeline of 24-­β€inch was failed and resulted in release of about 13.5 million CF...

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CUI Major Incident# 13: Prudehoe Bay Oil Spill

Sep 21, 2020
 

Date and Place of Incident:

On 29th September 2008, a high-pressure gas pipeline ruptured at the Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska

Summary of the Incident:

The pipeline burst, propelling two sections of pipe, 14 feet and 28 feet in length, 900 feet across the tundra which caused the spill of 5000...

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CUI Major Incident# 12: Marathon Oil Platform Incident

Sep 16, 2020
 

Date and place of Incident:

On 26 December 2015, the explosion occurred at Marathon Oil's Brae Alpha platform, located at 155 miles north east of Aberdeen, UK.

Summary of Incident:

The explosion occurred in eight-inch diameter high pressure pipe of the platform which ruptured and resulted in the...

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CUI Major Incident# 11: Yara Ammonia Plant Explosion

Sep 14, 2020
 

Date and Place of Incident:

On 27 June, 2009, an explosion occurred at Yara-owned fertilizer plant in Tertre, Belgium

Summary of the Incident:

The gas fire was occurred in the high-pressure synthesis loop because of the ruptured bypass pipe. The process unit was the ammonia synthesis...

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CUI Major Incident# 10: DOW chemical Plant

Sep 10, 2020
 

Data and place of incident:

On March 13, 2008, the explosion was occurred at a Dow’s LHC plant, located at Freeport, TX USA.

Summary of the incident:

The carbon steel hydrocarbon of 8 inch, failed. The incident began with the detection of small pinhole leak. When the line was being isolated...

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CUI Major Incident# 9: E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., Inc. Methyl Chloride Release

Sep 08, 2020
 

Date and Place of Incident:

On January 22 and 23, 2010, three separate incidents of releasing methyl chloride, oleum and phosgene were occurred at the DuPont plant in Belle, WV

Summary of Incident:

  • The first incident occurred was the methyl chloride releasing and venting to the atmosphere.
  • The...
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CUI Major Incident# 8: Williams Olefins Plant Explosion

Sep 04, 2020
 

Date and Place of Incident:

On June 13, 2013 the explosion occurred at Williams Olefins Plant located in Geismar, 20 miles southeast of Baton RougeLouisiana.

Summary of Incident:

The explosion caused by the propylene chemical which caught fire, by leaking from a pipe.

Root cause...

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