Phillips explosion of 1999

Phillips explosion of 1999

Two contractors were killed and three men were injured in an explosion on the morning of Wednesday, June 23, 1999, at Phillips Petroleum Company's K-Resin plant in its chemical complex at 1400 Jefferson Road, Pasadena, Texas 77506. An alarm sounded at 11:30 am when the blast occurred and a fire erupted. It took more than an hour for Phillips' onsite fire department to extinguish the blaze.cite web | title=Explosion Kills Two at Phillips K-Resin Plant | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_199906/ai_n20345564 | accessdate=2007-12-09]

Those killed were 24-year-old Juan Martinez and his uncle Jose Inez Rangel, who were performing a hydrostatic test on pipe until they were burned to death by 500-degree F molten plastic.cite web | title=Tort Reform Lone Star Style | url=http://www.southernstudies.org/news/fs20041014.htm | accessdate=2007-12-09] Both Martinez and Rangel were employed by Zachry Construction Corporation.cite web | title=K-Resin(Registered Trademark) Facility Incidents | url=http://sec.edgar-online.com/2002/03/15/0000912057-02-010087/Section3.asp | accessdate=2007-12-09]

Facility Today

Today, the facility continues to manufacture high-density polyethylene (HDPE), as well as K-Resin SBC.cite web | title=Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC - Worldwide Operations (hotlink sequence: Polyethylene, Texas, Pasadena) | url=http://www.cpchem.com/enu/plants_facilities.asp | accessdate=2008-02-22] This complex employs 750 workers for the production of specialty chemicals, including 150 operations and maintenance personnel.cite web | title=Docket H054A, EX. 50-1-2-24, 24.0 Chromium Catalyst Users, page 24-5 (5 of 20) | url=http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ContentViewer?objectId=09000064801ef778&disposition=attachment&contentType=pdf | accessdate=2008-02-22]

The facility also experienced fatalities in 1989 and 2000. A massive propane leak occurred on 25-Jun-2008 in a utility easement just outside plant property. [cite news |title=Pasadena propane pipeline springs a leak |url=http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou080625_tnt_pipeline.3a457bdb.html |work=khou.com |publisher=KHOU-TV, Inc. |date=2008-06-25 |accessdate=2008-06-25 ] [cite news |title=Accident sparks propane leak near plant |url=http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=6222957 |work=ktrk.com |publisher=KTRK-TV/DT |date=2008-06-25 |accessdate=2008-06-25 ] [cite news |title=Propane Leaks From Pasadena Pipeline |url=http://www.click2houston.com/news/16707499/detail.html |work=click2houston.com |publisher=KPRC-TV/DT |date=2008-06-25 |accessdate=2008-06-25 ]

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