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There was a near miss incident in our coker unit about a
year back. One of our decoking water hoses had failed from its top rotary joint end and fell
down on the cutting platform. There was no indication that it was about to rupture
(that's why "near miss"). The hose had failed from its coupling portion due to improper
bonding/curing of the glue used. Fortunately, nobody was beneath the falling hose when it
failed and a major accident got avoided. We replaced the hose with a new one of another
manufacturer, in addition to providing 2 strong safety clamps with chains
fastened to the
top flange to prevent falling down for the other potential hoses.
Anand C Haridas/JAMNAGAR/RIL@RELIANCE
[mailto:anand_c_haridas@ril.com]
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