fueling stuff while running is very dangerous so hope not too serious.
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Original G
April 3, 2025 - 6:31 PM 6:31 PM
Injured was an “outside contractor worker”
. Refinery maintenance staffing levels are inadequate to do large jobs, in a timely manner so they contract out. Am sure refinery has a multi page SAFE JOB PROCEDURE specifically for refueling of a generator. . Back in 1975 worked refinery field construction, there was one outside contractor company with such a horrendous injury rate their nick name was rent a corpse. They went out of business when area refiners finally had enough and refused to hire them. . Another example of outside contractors, large multi bay facility was being rebuilt after a large fire. Outside company hired to clean smoke / soot off inside walls of a smoke damaged bay. Six of their employees were sent up in two high reach man lifts to tape craft paper over insulators and 3 phase overhead crane’ hot (power) rails. Walked into bay to get tools and parts for job next bay over. Glanced down bay saw two man lift baskets up near hot rails, turned, looked at overhead crane status lights, ‘power on’ light was lite. Ran to hot rail disconnect and turned it off. Called on site security / EMTs, division manager and my boss. . Overhead crane hot rails, 480Vac at 800 AMPS and switch gear feeding hot rails when it sees a ground fault doesn’t trip until it sees over 30 AMPs to ground. Our company had 5 people dedicated to SAFETY walking the rebuild 24/7. An this incident was able to happen, it still haunts me. . Teach you high school graduating kids about Safety and if it doesn’t feel right or looks dangerous, tell them to refuse to do the work. Unemployed and alive, is better than DEAD.
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Martinez Guy
April 3, 2025 - 7:43 PM 7:43 PM
Sounds like someone wasn’t following safety rules. Go figure.
I love how they down play this.
the poor guy had to be flown out.
No, poor gal.
fueling stuff while running is very dangerous so hope not too serious.
Injured was an “outside contractor worker”
.
Refinery maintenance staffing levels are inadequate to do large jobs,
in a timely manner so they contract out. Am sure refinery has a multi page
SAFE JOB PROCEDURE specifically for refueling of a generator.
.
Back in 1975 worked refinery field construction, there was one outside
contractor company with such a horrendous injury rate their nick name was
rent a corpse. They went out of business when area refiners finally had enough
and refused to hire them.
.
Another example of outside contractors, large multi bay facility was being
rebuilt after a large fire. Outside company hired to clean smoke / soot off inside
walls of a smoke damaged bay. Six of their employees were sent up in two
high reach man lifts to tape craft paper over insulators and 3 phase overhead
crane’ hot (power) rails. Walked into bay to get tools and parts for job next bay over.
Glanced down bay saw two man lift baskets up near hot rails, turned, looked at
overhead crane status lights, ‘power on’ light was lite. Ran to hot rail disconnect
and turned it off. Called on site security / EMTs, division manager and my boss.
.
Overhead crane hot rails, 480Vac at 800 AMPS and switch gear feeding hot rails
when it sees a ground fault doesn’t trip until it sees over 30 AMPs to ground.
Our company had 5 people dedicated to SAFETY walking the rebuild 24/7.
An this incident was able to happen, it still haunts me.
.
Teach you high school graduating kids about Safety and if it doesn’t feel right
or looks dangerous, tell them to refuse to do the work.
Unemployed and alive, is better than DEAD.
Sounds like someone wasn’t following safety rules. Go figure.
Well….. they said they were expecting flaring.
Need to check 710 level too.