CSB’s initial findings in ExxonMobile explosion to be made public
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) will get an update on the investigation into last year’s blast at the ExxonMobile Refinery in Torrance, California at its upcoming meeting.
Two workers were injured when an explosion occurred in the refinery’s electrostatic precipitator, or ESP, a piece of equipment used at the refinery to control air pollution. A series of events led to the presence of hydrocarbons inside the ESP, where they were never expected, resulting in the explosion. Since the February accident, there have been several other incidents at the refinery, about which CSB investigators have collected data to assist their investigation.