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Valero Delaware City Refinery Asphyxiation Incident

Delaware City, DE · Final report 2006-11-02

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Two contract employees were overcome and fatally injured by nitrogen as they performed maintenance work near a 24-inch opening on the top of a reactor. One of the workers died attempting rescu

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Source: U.S. Chemical Safety Board. License: CC0 1.0. Related: EPA RMP facilities nearby.