On November 22nd, 2016, a fire erupted during maintenance activities at the ExxonMobil’s refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, severely burning four workers.
The US Chemical Safety Board (US CSB), an independent federal agency charged with investigating serious chemical accidents, has published an animation which explores the causes of the fire at America’s fourth-largest oil refinery.
Watch US CSB health and safety animation
More about the US CSB
The CSB is an independent federal agency charged with investigating serious chemical accidents. The agency’s board members are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. CSB investigations look into all aspects of chemical accidents, including physical causes such as equipment failure as well as inadequacies in regulations, industry standards, and safety management systems.
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