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INVESTIGATION REPORT REPORT NO. 2009-03-I-VA MAY 2009 ALLIED TERMINALS, INC.– CATASTROPHIC TANK COLLAPSE (Two Serious Injuries, Community Evacuation) 调查报告 报告编号：2009-03-I-VA 联合端子股份有限公司—灾难性的储罐倒塌 （2人重伤、社区疏散） 1 The Incident On Tuesday November 11, 2008, Allied began filling Tank 201 with liquid fertilizer to find and repair rivet weeps in preparation for painting the exterior of the tank. On Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at about 2:00 pm, while Allied continued filling the tank to a level between 26 and 27 feet, a welder and helper from GT began sealing weeping rivets. The welder was working in a man-lift about 15 feet above ground. The helper was on the ground nearby. 1、突发事件 2008年11月11日，星期二，用液体肥料填充201号储罐寻找并修复铆钉泄漏，为储罐外部涂刷做准备。2008年11月12日，星期三，下午两点左右，在向储罐填充的肥料达到26-27英尺之间的液位时，承包商的一名焊工和辅助工开始密封泄漏的铆钉。焊工在离地面15英尺高的人梯上工作。辅助工在附近的地面上工作。 At about 2:20 pm, as the tank reached a level of 26.72 feet, a vertical split started midway up the shell and rapidly extended to the floor and roof of the tank on the side opposite the workers. As the pressure of the liquid fertilizer inside the tank opened the split, the tank shell separated from the bottom and roof (Figure 1), rapidly releasing the tank’s contents. 大约下午两点二十，储罐内液位达到26.72英尺，工人相反方向的罐体出现一条垂直的裂缝并迅速撕裂至罐底和罐顶。储罐内液体肥料的压力打开了裂缝，储罐罐体顶底分离（图1），储罐内的物质迅速流出。 图1 201号储罐 The collapsing tank shell impacted the man-lift, seriously injuring the welder in the man-lift basket. The tank stairs fell away from the tank and pinned the helper to the ground. Both workers were briefly submerged under the liquid fertilizer. Employees from a neighboring business witnessed the accident and quickly extricated the workers. Figure 2 is a close-up of the accident scene showing the man-lift and stairs. 坍塌的罐体影响了人梯，在人工升降篮里的焊工受了重伤。储罐的梯子脱落，将辅助工钉到了地面上。两名工人很快被液体肥料淹没。隔壁公司的雇员目睹了这一事故，迅速将他们救出。图2是事故现场人梯和储罐梯子的特写。 图2 伤员的位置 The liquid fertilizer overtopped the secondary containment, damaging a facility maintenance building and flooding portions of the facility and the South Hill nei