Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 08, Ed. 1, August 1974 Page: 2 of 8
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Shown in a team discussion of hand and finger safety arc, from left, Flo Whatley, Mechanical Engineering;
Mabry Atkins, Refinery Laboratory; Jake Cole, Specialties; Ernest Gray, Packaging and Lube Blendin!
David Skinrood (standing), M/C/S; and Richard Franssen, Flexicoking Unit,
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"I cut my finger on a
Boat Entering Refinery
Clarence Rhodes, Plant Security supervisor, inspects a boat
which entered the Refinery from Park Street recently. The boat
trailer came loose from the vehicle towing it, allowing the boat
to slide off the trailer. The owner, a contractor’s employee work-
ing in the Refinery, cancelled his fishing plans for that day.
Protection Of Hands, Fingers
Stressed In Special Program
Managers'
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finger program, proper super-
vision, good job planning, follow-
ing up on safety suggestions,
keeping tools and equipment in
good condition, and eliminating
hand traps. * *
“Any injury can be prevented
by a positive altitude on the part
of individuals,” Collins pointed a ,
out.
us in finding the reasons.”
The first task paragraph con-
sisted of each member of a team
telling of a hand or finger injury
“Although we don’t know all
the answers to prevention of hand
injuries, we do feel that if every
employee has the attitude ‘I can
prevent hand injuries,’ this kind
of injury in the plant can be re-
duced significantly,” he said.
“I caught hold of a hot pipe
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Work Begins On New Line,
East Trunk Sewer Bypass
Work planning has begun on a
36-inch crude oil line to run from
the north lank farm near Airhart
Drive to the docks.
The 13,000-foot line will run
underground to about the Refin-
ery Garage, and then overhead
from there to the docks.
Also being installed is approxi-
mately 3,000 feet of 72-inch
sewer line for the east trunk by-
pass associated with the Baytown
Fuels Expansion Project. This
new bypass sewer will also relieve
some of the present load on the
east trunk sewer.
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Back in April we reviewed how tant products. In five of the eight it, employees will practically have
well we were doing in meeting months this year, production of lo work the remainder of 1974
our 1974 goals in key areas. With lubes, process oils and waxes with a perfect safely record. That
two-thirds of the year behind us, averaged belter than 31,000 bar- can be accomplished through
it is useful to review how we are rels daily, a substantial improve- dedicated commitment to safety
doing. ment compared to past experi- awareness.
In safety, Refinery employees ence. Also, in the first two In attendance while aiming at
have an All-Injury Index of 4.4, quarters of 1974, Baytown em- the 19/4 goal of improving alien-
compared with a goal of 1.5 for ployees won the Exxon circuit’s dance by 10 percent, Chemical
the entire year. This disparity “drumming and canning” cham- Plant employees have not only
results from two disabling and pionship. hit their goal, but have signif- An analysis by Refinery Safety
one fatal injury sustained this In the Refinery’s energy con- zanily surpassed it so far this of last year s recordable injuries
year. With these incidents, even servation program, employees year. indicates that the hands and fin-
a perfect safety record through have a goal of ending 1974 con- In production, as a result of gers are the most susceptible parts
the remainder of the year would suming 10 percent less energy outstanding performance by t e of the body to injury, and are
not bring the Refinery work force than was consumed on the aver- entire organization, all units have the most difficult to protect,
close to this year’s goal or last age in 1973. Through eight been operating at high rates for During 1973, more than 56
year’s outstanding performance, months employees have used 12 some time, Elastomers and r as- percent of the major injuries
The inability to achieve this percent less energy than the 1973 tics outputs are ahead of 1974 recorded by employees were to
year’s target is disappointing, of average, and current forecasts forecasted rates, and the chemical hands and fingers. And two of
course. On the other hand, the point to a 16 percent improve- raw material units have made the three disabling injuries to Re-
1974 incidents should cause all ment versus 1973 by the end of substantial progress in making finery employees at work last .
employees to intensify their ef- this year. The entire work force up the volume lost as a result of year involved hands and fingers, glass while washing dishes-
fors°nsworking"safly"in the has helped achieve these gains. the February fire. As a result of the alarming '
months ahead. These incidents The specific steps taken included In energy conservation, Chemi- trend of hand and finger injuries,
emphasize that safety is very se- shutdown of unneeded energy- cal operations since February a special program on hand and
rious, everyday business. consuming equipment, improved have been conducted with 17 per- finger safety was given Refinery Refinery—carelessness plus bad
in another important area of insulation, improved furnace effi- cent less energy consumed per employees during May, June, and equipment design.’'
employee performance work at- ciency, belter process control and unit of production than was re- July. Two sessions of the program "I was driving some nails, and
tendance Refinery employee ex- additional heat-exchanger clean- quired on the average in 1973. were held each weekday in the heard the family cat meow. I
perience «o far this year has been ing. These savings are the result of South Wing of the Main Office, looked up just as I swung the
slightly better than our full year Performance in the area of employee attention to operating The program consisted pri- hammer, and hit a finger— dis-
goal and substantially better than environmental protection has excellence as well as getting the marily of task paragraphs per- traction.”
the same period in 1973. Particu- been marred by four serious full benefits of several recent con- formed by six-to-eight member “I was driving a nail without
larly impressive have been im- spills of hydrocarbons to the servation projects, such as the teams of employees. The team wearing my glasses and smashed
provements in M&C, Fuels, Spe- sewer in recent weeks, all of Column 9 Realignment Project tasks were performed after show- a finger—improper act.”
ciallies. PED, and MED. ’ which strained the biological oxi- and the NRU Mini-Computer ing of several vu-graph slides in listing causes of hand in-
Looking at Refinery operations, dation system. Closer attention to Project. illustrating Refinery employees’ juries, both on and off the job,
through the first eight months of environmental prolection by all All told, with two-thirds of the injury experiences in 1973. One teams at virtually all of the ses-
the year total processed input of us is needed and necessary to year gone 1974 is so far a year slide, for instance, revealed that sions held since the program be-
and fuef products production maintain our good past perfor- marked by some good perfor- most of the hand and finger in- gan May 24 have put carelessness
have both been below pro- mance and live up 10 our obliga- mances and some not so good— juries in 1973 occurred between and inattention at the top of the
^rammed rales Some of the con- tions and reputation as a good in short, a mixed bag. Safety and 10 and 11 a.m. and 2 and 3 p.m. list. This is followed by use of
ributing factors included the fire corporate neighbor. operating program compliance Another slide showed last improper or worn tools, hurry-
in February, the unscheduled The Chemical Plant has had a are the two vital areas that need years’ injuries by ages of em- ing, lack of job knowledge or
shutdowns for’ repairs on both combination of success and fail- continued attention for employ- ployees. Those between 18 and training, failure to use proper
cat units in the first half of the ure in striving toward 1974 ob- ees. To a large degree, our final 29 had the largest number of protective equipment, improper
year, and operating problems at jectives. The disabling injury that report card for 1974 will depend injuries, while those between 30 procedures, and poor altitude.
Pipe Still 7. As a result, through occurred in May, coupled with 011 how well we handle these two and 49 had the lowest number. In a task paragraph listing
August the Refinery was about 4 other restrictive and nonrestric- challenges in the four months In describing the task para- what individuals can do to pre-
percent below program in motor live work injuries, has resulted in ahead. graphs for the teams in one of the vent hand and finger injuries,
gasoline and in total processed an All-Injury Index of 1.5, com- Several limes during the year programs, Instructor Carl Collins, the most-often mentioned preven-
input. pared with the goal to meet or the Refinery and Chemical Plant operating supervisor in Special- live measures were using proper
Specialties production levels beat the index of 1.2 attained in organizations have responded ties, said, “We’re not sure we tools, alertness, job planning, pro-
have been a articular! bri ht 1972. The 1.2 index reflects the well to challenges. Dedicated of- know the reason for the great tective equipment, avoiding hand
2 1 Ref ne- through the best safety performance ever fort by everyone in the next four increase in injuries just before traps, taking time to do a job
spot at lie emery thou" ic achieved by Chemical Plant em- months will be needed lo make noon and just before quitting thoroughly, and reporting safetv
first eight months of the year, ployees at Baytown. This goal is 1974 the kind of year that all of time, but perhaps the results of hazards.
Employees responded well to the still attainable; however, to reach us can lake pride in. your task paragraphs can help The teams felt the company
increased needs for these impor- can help prevent hand and finger
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