CSB Releases Final Report Into 2021 Fatal Acid Release at LyondellBasell La Porte Complex in La Porte, Texas
May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023
WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release:
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final report into the July 27, 2021, fatal acetic acid release at the LyondellBasell La Porte Complex in La Porte, Texas. The CSB's report found that the inadvertent removal of pressure retaining components of a valve caused the release of 164,000 pounds of an acetic acid mixture, killing two contract workers . . .
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final report into the July 27, 2021, fatal acetic acid release at the LyondellBasell La Porte Complex in La Porte, Texas. The CSB's report found that the inadvertent removal of pressure retaining components of a valve caused the release of 164,000 pounds of an acetic acid mixture, killing two contract workers . . .