The union steward had just recounted an incident where a supervisor asked one of his workers to step into standing water to work on corroded gauges near the coker. The work needed to be done immediately as it would delay ongoing maintenance on the fractionator to take on different stock feed.
The worker saw the water would be a hazard to his work and requested a pump be used to displace the water before he began the task. The supervisor, aware that the work was behind schedule, instructed the worker to engage in the task immediately in “no uncertain terms.”