Event
Torrance refinery explosion of 2015
Explosion at ExxonMobil’s Torrance refinery on 18 February 2015; the refinery ran at limited capacity for over a year.
- Dates
- 18 Feb 2015
- Place
- Torrance
Connections 5
involved
- ExxonMobil owner and operator Primary record 1
- Torrance refinery Primary record 1
- U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigated it Primary record 1
includes
- CSB report on the Torrance refinery explosion Primary record 1
located in
Timeline 1 date
- 18 Feb 2015 Torrance refinery explosion of 2015
Proof 2 sources
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CSB Releases Final Report into 2015 Explosion at ExxonMobil Refinery in Torrance, California, U.S. Chemical Safety Board, 3 May 2017.
Primary record
In July 2016, the Torrance refinery was sold by ExxonMobil to PBF Holdings Company, LLC, which now operates as the Torrance Refining Company.
a slide valve that acted as a barrier failed. That failure ultimately allowed hydrocarbons to flow into the air side of the FCC, where they ignited in a piece of equipment called the electrostatic precipitator, or ESP, causing an explosion of the ESP.
This explosion and near miss should not have happened, and likely would not have happened, had a more robust process safety management system been in place.
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ExxonMobil Torrance Refinery: Electrostatic Precipitator Explosion, final investigation report, U.S. Chemical Safety Board, 3 May 2017.
Primary record
The Torrance refinery is surrounded by the City of Torrance
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