Formosa Plastics Corporation,Texas - Accident History

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Accident on 1994-10-09 12:45:00

Industry (NAICS):Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511)
Duration of Release:01:36:00

Release Event

Gas Release?y
Liquid Spill/Evaporation?n
Fire?y
Explosion?n

Release Source

Storage Vessel:n
Piping:y
Process Vessel:y
Transfer Hose:n
Valve:n
Pump:n
Joint:n
Other Release Source:

Weather Conditions at the Time of Event

Wind: 18 Miles an Hour blowing North at 72 Degrees Fahrenheit
Atmospheric Stability Class:c
Precipitation Present?n
Unknown Weather Conditions?n

On-Site Impacts

Employee or Contractor Deaths:0
Public Responder Deaths:0
Public Deaths:0
Employee or Contractor Injuries:0
Public Responder Injuries:0
Public Injuries:0
On-site Property Damage ($):0

Known Off-Site Impacts

Deaths:0
Hospitalization:0
Other Medical Treatments:0
Evacuated:0
Sheltered-in-place:0
Off-site Property Damage ($):0

Environmental Damage

Fish or Animal Kills:n
Tree, Lawn, Shrub, or Crop Damage:n
Water Contamination:n
Soil Contamination:n
Other Environmental Damage:TX HWY 35 closed for 1.5 hours

Initiating Event

Initiating Event:Equipment failure

Contributing Factors

Equipment failure:n
Human error:n
Improper procedures:n
Overpressurization:n
Upset condition:n
By-pass condition:n
Maintenance activity/inactivity:n
Process design failure:n
Unsuitable equipment:y
Unusual weather condition:n
Managment error:n
Other contributing factor:

Off-site Responders Notified

Off-site Responders Notified?Notified and Responded

Changes Introduced as a Result of the Accident

Improved or upgraded equipment:y
Revised maintenance:n
Revised training:n
Revised operating procedures:n
New process controls:n
New mitigation systems:n
Revised emergency response plan:n
Changed process:n
Reduced inventory:n
None:n
Other changes introduced:

Confidention Business Information

CBI claimed?n

Chemicals in Accident History

100% of 8420 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Hydrochloric Acid (Conc 30% Or Greater)", CAS: 7647-01-0.

Accident on 1995-11-01 09:35:00

Industry (NAICS):Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing (325181)
Duration of Release:00:15:00

Release Event

Gas Release?y
Liquid Spill/Evaporation?n
Fire?n
Explosion?n

Release Source

Storage Vessel:n
Piping:n
Process Vessel:y
Transfer Hose:n
Valve:n
Pump:n
Joint:n
Other Release Source:

Weather Conditions at the Time of Event

Wind: 10 Miles an Hour blowing South at 86 Degrees Fahrenheit
Atmospheric Stability Class:c
Precipitation Present?n
Unknown Weather Conditions?n

On-Site Impacts

Employee or Contractor Deaths:0
Public Responder Deaths:0
Public Deaths:0
Employee or Contractor Injuries:1
Public Responder Injuries:0
Public Injuries:0
On-site Property Damage ($):0

Known Off-Site Impacts

Deaths:0
Hospitalization:0
Other Medical Treatments:0
Evacuated:0
Sheltered-in-place:0
Off-site Property Damage ($):0

Environmental Damage

Fish or Animal Kills:n
Tree, Lawn, Shrub, or Crop Damage:n
Water Contamination:n
Soil Contamination:n
Other Environmental Damage:None

Initiating Event

Initiating Event:Human error

Contributing Factors

Equipment failure:y
Human error:n
Improper procedures:n
Overpressurization:n
Upset condition:n
By-pass condition:n
Maintenance activity/inactivity:n
Process design failure:n
Unsuitable equipment:n
Unusual weather condition:n
Managment error:n
Other contributing factor:

Off-site Responders Notified

Off-site Responders Notified?No, not Notified

Changes Introduced as a Result of the Accident

Improved or upgraded equipment:n
Revised maintenance:n
Revised training:n
Revised operating procedures:y
New process controls:n
New mitigation systems:n
Revised emergency response plan:n
Changed process:n
Reduced inventory:n
None:n
Other changes introduced:

Confidention Business Information

CBI claimed?n

Chemicals in Accident History

100% of 4 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Chlorine", CAS: 7782-50-5.

Accident on 1998-12-04 08:28:00

Industry (NAICS):Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511)
Duration of Release:02:15:00

Release Event

Gas Release?n
Liquid Spill/Evaporation?n
Fire?y
Explosion?y

Release Source

Storage Vessel:y
Piping:n
Process Vessel:n
Transfer Hose:n
Valve:n
Pump:n
Joint:n
Other Release Source:

Weather Conditions at the Time of Event

Wind: 13 Miles an Hour blowing North North West at 82 Degrees Fahrenheit
Atmospheric Stability Class:d
Precipitation Present?n
Unknown Weather Conditions?n

On-Site Impacts

Employee or Contractor Deaths:0
Public Responder Deaths:0
Public Deaths:0
Employee or Contractor Injuries:67
Public Responder Injuries:0
Public Injuries:0
On-site Property Damage ($):10000000

Known Off-Site Impacts

Deaths:0
Hospitalization:0
Other Medical Treatments:6
Evacuated:395
Sheltered-in-place:134
Off-site Property Damage ($):27000

Environmental Damage

Fish or Animal Kills:y
Tree, Lawn, Shrub, or Crop Damage:y
Water Contamination:y
Soil Contamination:y
Other Environmental Damage:

Initiating Event

Initiating Event:Human error

Contributing Factors

Equipment failure:n
Human error:n
Improper procedures:n
Overpressurization:n
Upset condition:n
By-pass condition:n
Maintenance activity/inactivity:n
Process design failure:y
Unsuitable equipment:y
Unusual weather condition:n
Managment error:n
Other contributing factor:

Off-site Responders Notified

Off-site Responders Notified?Notified and Responded

Changes Introduced as a Result of the Accident

Improved or upgraded equipment:y
Revised maintenance:n
Revised training:n
Revised operating procedures:y
New process controls:y
New mitigation systems:n
Revised emergency response plan:y
Changed process:y
Reduced inventory:n
None:n
Other changes introduced:

Confidention Business Information

CBI claimed?n

Chemicals in Accident History

31.2% of 12900 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Hydrochloric Acid (Conc 30% Or Greater)", CAS: 7647-01-0.

Accident on 1999-02-26 14:37:00

Industry (NAICS):Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing (325181)
Duration of Release:00:08:00

Release Event

Gas Release?y
Liquid Spill/Evaporation?n
Fire?n
Explosion?n

Release Source

Storage Vessel:n
Piping:y
Process Vessel:n
Transfer Hose:n
Valve:n
Pump:n
Joint:n
Other Release Source:

Weather Conditions at the Time of Event

Wind: 12 Miles an Hour blowing South at 76 Degrees Fahrenheit
Atmospheric Stability Class:c
Precipitation Present?n
Unknown Weather Conditions?n

On-Site Impacts

Employee or Contractor Deaths:0
Public Responder Deaths:0
Public Deaths:0
Employee or Contractor Injuries:1
Public Responder Injuries:0
Public Injuries:0
On-site Property Damage ($):0

Known Off-Site Impacts

Deaths:0
Hospitalization:0
Other Medical Treatments:0
Evacuated:0
Sheltered-in-place:0
Off-site Property Damage ($):0

Environmental Damage

Fish or Animal Kills:n
Tree, Lawn, Shrub, or Crop Damage:n
Water Contamination:n
Soil Contamination:n
Other Environmental Damage:None

Initiating Event

Initiating Event:Equipment failure

Contributing Factors

Equipment failure:n
Human error:y
Improper procedures:y
Overpressurization:n
Upset condition:n
By-pass condition:n
Maintenance activity/inactivity:n
Process design failure:n
Unsuitable equipment:n
Unusual weather condition:n
Managment error:n
Other contributing factor:

Off-site Responders Notified

Off-site Responders Notified?No, not Notified

Changes Introduced as a Result of the Accident

Improved or upgraded equipment:n
Revised maintenance:n
Revised training:n
Revised operating procedures:y
New process controls:n
New mitigation systems:n
Revised emergency response plan:n
Changed process:n
Reduced inventory:n
None:n
Other changes introduced:

Confidention Business Information

CBI claimed?n

Chemicals in Accident History

0.4% of 2 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Chlorine", CAS: 7782-50-5.

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