Safety Flash
UK HSE: Two workers suffer multiple burn injuries
UK HSE: Two workers suffer multiple burn injuries
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 27/20
- Control of WorkIsolationPressure Systems
- Loss of containmentPressure systems
- Inspection and maintenance
- Process pipework and pipelines
- Control of workEnergy and process isolation
- Downstream and process industries
Summary
Two workers, including an apprentice, suffered life-changing burns during reassembly of high-pressure steam pipework following maintenance of a steam turbine driven pump. Steam was released uncontrollably at around 250°C. The investigation identified safe-system-of-work failures, including incomplete checks and verifications required by the steam isolation procedure.
Classifications: Loss of containment; containment loss.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Control of work; work control.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Downstream and process industries; refining; petrochemicals.
Summary
An oil refinery company was sentenced for safety breaches after a 2013 incident in which two workers suffered life-changing injuries from an uncontrolled release of high pressure and high temperature steam
IMCA SF 27/20. Themes: control of work, isolation, pressure systems.