A Poor Process Safety Culture at Williams Olefins Plant Contributed to the 2013 Explosion that Killed Two Employees
CSB releases its final case study into the explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins Plant in Geismar, La.
The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released its final report into the June 13, 2013, explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins Plant in Geismar, La., which killed two employees.
The report concludes that process safety management program deficiencies at the Williams Geismar facility during the 12 years leading to the incident allowed a type of heat exchanger called a “reboiler” to be unprotected from overpressure, and ultimately rupture, causing the explosion.
