Houston (Reuters): On Friday, at the request of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board and the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Silver Eagle Refining agreed to shut down its 10, 250 barrel per day (bpd) Woods Cross, Utah refinery, said by the company in a statement.
As a part of a probe of November 4 explosion at the plant the CSB investigators at the refinery found widespread safety problems. The refinery is located 10 miles north of Salt Lake City.
As a part of a probe of November 4 explosion at the plant the CSB investigators at the refinery found widespread safety problems. The refinery is located 10 miles north of Salt Lake City.
The explosion knocked out power to other area refineries, leading to the widespread of criticism of Silver Eagle. The explosion damaged dozens of nearby homes.
"Over the past days, the CSB team has developed a number of serious concerns about the integrity of the piping and equipment at various locations in the plant," Bresland said. "These concerns include a lack of documentation that is required and a lack of needed calculations of the fitness for service of various pieces of equipment."
Earlier CSB investigators had announced that they have found November 4 blast was an explosion of hydrogen gas released when a 10 inch pipe burst.
The pipe "showed some evidence of significant thinning which had not been detected by the refinery's mechanical integrity program," Bresland said.
The refinery shut some of its units following the explosion. The other units will also be shut the company said. Only after the repairs and safety inspections gets complete the refinery will start.
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