Tesoro Refinery Blast Reflects Industry-Wide Problems
Safer practices and better steel could have prevented a deadly explosion at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Wash., in 2010, according to a new report from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board.
The blast killed seven workers.
The federal investigators also said problems they found with cracked, corroded steel at refineries in Anacortes and elsewhere “strongly suggest an industry-wide problem.”
Four Years Later
On the first anniversary of the April 2010 blast, the Chemical Safety Board released preliminary findings: Microscopic cracks in the steel of a poorly maintained piece of equipment called a heat exchanger led to the explosion … more
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