An independent consultant said there were several main factors contributing to the release of up to 24 tons of chemicals at the Martinez Refining Company on a day in 2022.
The consultant on Thursday also mentioned an operator who had been on the job 20 hours a day for multiple days before the incident. Another problem was a unit was left on manual for hours that day, Nov. 24, 2022, when it should’ve been on automatic.
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