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CASE STUDY Explosion and Fire in West Carrollton, Ohio (Four Workers Injured, Community Damage) 案例分析 俄亥俄州西卡罗尔顿，爆炸和火灾 （4人受伤，建筑被毁） This case study examines an explosion and fire at the Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC, facility in West Carrollton, Ohio, that severely injured two workers and slightly injured two others. Eight structures at the plant sustained damage, as did approximately 20 residences and businesses offsite. 该案例分析探讨了俄亥俄州西卡罗尔顿威立雅技术有限责任公司的一起火灾和爆炸事故，事故造成2名工人重伤和2名工人轻伤。工厂内的8栋建筑遭到破坏，大约20户居民和企业撤离。 Key Issues: ? Unsafe Building Siting ? Atmospheric Relief Systems ? Plant Emergency Procedures 关键要点： 不合理的建筑选址 常压泄压系统 工厂应急程序 1.0 Introduction At about 12:07 a.m. on May 4, 2009, highly flammable vapor, released from a waste recycling process, ignited and violently exploded, severely injuring two employees and slightly injuring two others at Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC. Multiple explosions afterward significantly damaged every structure on the site. Residences and businesses in the surrounding community also sustained considerable damage. The fire was declared under control by 10:38 a.m. that day. 1概述 2009年5月4日上午12点07分，一个污水循环工艺发生高度易燃蒸气泄漏，蒸气被引燃并发生剧烈爆炸，造成威立雅技术有限责任公司的2名工人重伤和2名工人轻伤。随后的多次爆炸使现场的每栋建筑都严重受损。周围社区的居民和企业也蒙受了相当大的损失。 1.1 Veolia Corporation The West Carrollton facility opened in 1979 as Solvent Resource Recovery and, after several name changes, became Chemical Waste Management (CWM) Resource Recovery in 1988. In 1999, Vivendi, a French company purchased the facility as part of a larger acquisition and transferred the assets to Onyx Environmental Services, L.L.C. (OES). On July 1, 2006 the site was renamed Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C. (VESTS)—a subsidiary of Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp. (VESNA). VESNA is a publicly traded subsidiary of Veolia Environnement, which employs more than 300,000 worldwide. 1.1威立雅公司 西卡罗尔顿工厂成立于1979年，工厂最初的名称是溶剂资源回收公司，随后几经易名，于1988年更名为化工废物资源回收管理公司。1999年，一家名为维旺迪的法国公司收购了该工厂，作为更大收购计划的一部分，将资产转移到石华环保服务有