Explosion, Texaco refinery

Powell-Price, M. 1997. The Explosion and Fires at the Texaco Refinery, 24 July 1994, Toss Prevention Bulletin 138, pp. 3-10. 

The explosion and fires at the Texaco Refinery, Milford Haven, Wales, 24 July 1994. Reference Health and Safety Executive (HSE) HSE Books, Her Majesty s Stationary Office, Norwich, England, 1997. 

On July 24,1994, an explosion followed by a number of fires occurred at 13 23 at the Texaco refinery in Milford Haven, Wales, England. Prior to this explosion, around 9 a.m., a severe coastal electrical storm caused plant disturbances that affected the vacuum distillation, alkylation, butamer, and FCC units. The explosion occurred due to a combination of failures in management, equipment, and control systems. Given its calculated TNT equivalent of at least 4 tons, significant portions of the refinery were damaged. That no fatalities occurred is attributed partially to the accident occurring on a Sunday, as well as the fortuitous location of those who were near the explosion. 

An explosion, heard up to 30 miles away, and resulting fires at the Texaco refinery site, Milford Haven, on 24 July 1994, causing injury to 26 people and massive damage to the site. The incident happened at the Pembroke Cracking Company (PCC) plant, a joint partnership... 

The explosion and fire at the Texaco Refinery, Milford Haven 24, July 1994,1997... 

The supervision of process control teams is a key factor in ensuring plant efficiency and safety. Previous research in various domains has identified the key role that effective supervision plays in the efficiency of subordinates work performance. Further, various studies have identified poor or inadequate supervision as a key contributory factor in accidents and incidents within complex sociotechnical systems (e.g., BOMEL Consortium, 2003 Brazier, Gait, and Waite, 2004). For example. Brazier et al. (2004) highlighted the Texaco oil refinery, Hickson Welch, Nobel, and Piper Alpha explosions as examples of accidents in which inadequate supervision was evident. 

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