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1997 Summary of U.S. Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Petroleum Industry

As Reported to the American Petroleum Institute

Covering U.S. Petroleum and Petrochemical Operations of Reporting Companies for 1997

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One of the most significant long-term trcnds affecting the future vitality of the petroleum industry is t h e pu b I ic ' s concerns a bou t t h e en v iron ni en t . Re cog t i i z i iig this trend . API me in ber c om pa t i ¡es have developed a positive, forward looking strategy called STEP: Strategies for Today's Envircinnicntal Partnership. This program aims to address public concerns by impr»\,ing industry's environmental. hcalth and safety performance; documcnting performance improvements: and communicating them to the public. The foundation of STEP is the API Environmental Mission and Guiding Environmental Principles. API standards, by promoting the use of sound engineering and operational practices. are an important means of implementing API's STEP program.

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Thc memhcrs of the American Petroleum Institutc are dedicated to continuous efforts to irnprovc the compatibility of our operations with the environnient while economically de\,cloping energy resources and supplying high quality products and scrvices to consumers. The members recogni/.e the importance ofeflïciently meeting society's needs and our responsibility LO work with the public. the government, a n d others to develop and to use natural resources in an cn\.ironrrientally sound manner while protecting the health and safety o f our employees and the public. To incet these responsibilities, API riicmbers pledge to manage our businesses according t o these principles:

To recogni/.c and to respond to community concerns about our raw materiiils. products and operations.

?'o operate our plants and facilities. and t o handle our raw iniiterials and products in a iiianner- that protects the cnvironrncnt, and the safcty and health of our eniployees and the public.

T o make safety, health and environmental considerations n priority in our planning. and our development o f new products and processes.

To advise promptly appropriate officials. employees. customers and the public of information on significant industry-related safety. health Lind en\.ironrnental hamrds. aiid to recommend protective measures.

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To promote these principles and practices by sharing experiences and offcring assistance to others who produce. handle, use. transport or dispose of similar raw materials. petroleum products and wastes.



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S T D m A P I / P E T R O PUBL 2376-ENGL 1778 0732270 ObObL7L 775 W


1997 Summary of US. Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities In the Petroleum Industry

As Reported to the American Petroleum Institute

Covering US. Petroleum and Petrochemical Operations of Reporting Companies for 1997

Prepared for the Health and Environmental Affairs Department by the Finance, Accounting and Statistics Department

API Publication 2376 April 1998



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SPECIAL NOTES

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FOREWORD

API publications may be used by anyone desiring to d o so. Every effort has been made by the institute to assure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained in them; however, the institute makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee in connection with this publication and hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage resulting from its use or for the violation of any federal, state, or municipal regulation with which this publication may conflict.

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S T D * A P I / P E T R O PUBL 2 3 7 6 - E N G L 1998 = 0 7 3 2 2 9 0 0606394 bT4

Table of Contents

page

SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................................... 1

Industry Totals (Including Offshore Activities) by Function ........................................................................... 3 Industry Offshore Totals .................................................................................................................................. 4

COMPANY INFORMATION (Total) r"

All Functions ................................................................................................................................................... 5

Production .................. ............................................................................................................................. 11 Exploration and Produ n-Not Separated .......... ................................................................................. 12

Drilling .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Petrochemical Manufacturing ........................................................................................................................ 15

Exploration ....................................................................................................... ...................................... 10

Gas Processing ............................................................................................................................................... 13

Refining ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 Marketing-Wholesale ....................................................................................... ...................................... 18 Marketing-Retail ........................................................................................................... ........... 19 Marketins-Not Separated ............................................................................................................................ 20

Pipeline-Gas ................................................................................................................................................ 24 Pipeline-Not Separated ..........................................................................................................

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Pipeline-Liquid ......... ........................................................................................................................... 21

Marine-Tan ker ....................................................................................................................... Marine-Inland ............................................................................................................................................. 25 Marine-Not Separated ....... .................................................................................................................... 25 Research & Development .... .................................................................................................................... 26

Administration, Engineering and Other ......................................................................................................... 28 General Services .... ................................................................................................................................... 27

COMPANY INFORMATION (Offshore)

All Functions ................................................................................................................................................. 30 Offshore Exploration ......... ...................................................................................................................... 31 Offshore Production ...................................................................................................................................... 31 Offshore Drilling ......................... ~ ................................................................................................................. 31 Combinations of Above-Not Separated ...................................................................................................... 32

FATALITIES

summary ........................................................................................................................................................ 33 Fatalities ........................................................................................................................................................ 34

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Participating Companies (Alphabetically) ................................................................................ 36 Appendix B: Participating Companies (Numerically) ................................................................................... 40 Appendix C : Shift Information for Offshore Employees ............................................................................... 43



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REPORTED U.S. OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES, ILLNESSES, AND FATALITIES IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY: 1997

SUMMARY

This report is an aggregate of data submitted to the American Petroleum Institute ( M I ) by 139 oil and gas companies (including 1 1 subsidiaries), employing 23 1,332 persons with a total work experience of 470 million hours during 1997. In 1996,140 companies reported 228,209 employees with a work experience of 463 million hours. Individual company participation vanes from year to year, yet 95 companies, representing 92 percent of the number of employees and 92 percent of the number of hours worked in 1997 had responded to this survey for the past 2 years.

In 1997, the Total Case Incidence Rate was 1.95, compared to 2.13 for 1996. This rate is the number of total recordable cases per 200,000 hours worked, or approximately the number of cases per 100 full-time workers per year.

The Fatal Plus Days Away From Work Incidence Rate for 1997 was .48 per 200,000 hours worked-or one case for every 208 employees, improving slightly from S O for 1996-or one case for every 200 employees.

Safety among reporting companies continues to improve, as shown in the figure below. Since 1986, the Total Case Incidence Rate and Fatal plus Days Away from Work Incidence Rate have improved an average of 4.9 and 6.8 percent per year, respectively.

Reported U.S. Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities in the Petroleum Industry

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The Survey

Company participation in the API annual statistical survey is voluntary. Participants were aske submit data according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Recordkeeping Guidelines for Occupations Injuries and Illnesses, September 1986 edition. Therefore, this report provides inci rates per 200,000 hours worked on the same basis as those reported by BLS. It should be noted, I

that this report covers company employees only; contract worker safety statistics are not includec Er,

Significant differences exist among companies regarding return-to-work policies and practices, i . t

returning injured or ill employees to restricted activity if they are unable to perform normal job ac and as part of their recoveries. Therefore, use of the Fatal plus Days Away From Work incidence 1. alone to judge and compare company safety performance is not recommended.

5

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes employment figures for different sectors of the petroleum industry. The following table shows the number of full-time employees given in this AP report and the comparative total employment figures published by BLS. These figures can be uset calculate the API survey representation rate.

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Employment in the Petroleum Industry

E&P and Drilling Refining and Gas Processing Oil Pipelines Total Marketing

BLS 320. i 96.8 14.3

API 41.4 47.8 11.8

API Representation Rate 13% 49% 83%

Emplojmenrfigures are in thousunds. 1997 BLsfigures are current as of FebruaT 1998.

835.4

60.8

7%

Caution should be used, however, when interpreting these representation rates. As mentioned above, the API survey is limited to company employees while the BLS has a more inclusive definition of employment (the BLS includes contract workers).

Of the 139 companies that responded, 85 agreed to have their company data published individually. However, the total listed for each function is the total for all reporting companies-not just the sum of the individual companies appearing in that section of the report.

Additional copies of this report may be obtained by contacting the API Publications and Distribution Department at (202) 682-8375.

This publication is also available on API’s electronic bulletin board, ACCESS*API. For subscription information call (202) 682-85 1 i .

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1997Summary of On-Duty Fatal Injuries in the Petroleum Industry-1997 As Reported to the American Petroleum Institute

Summary of Fatal Injuries in the Petroleum Industry as Reported to the American Petroleum Institute for 1997

One hundred and thirty-nine oil and gas companies and their subsidiaries, employing 23 1,332 workers reported 5 on-duty fatal accidents during 1997. This is equivalent to one fatality for every 46,266 workers employed. Comparatively, in 1996, the industry experienced one fatality for every 32,601 employees. The graph below shows the number of fatalities reported in this publication for the last 12 years.

Reported US. Occupational Fatalities in the Petroleum Industry

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The change in the number of employees represented by this survey every year accounts for some of the variation in the data. Therefore, the following graph shows the fatality rate' for the past 12 years. However, as with any data, the factors that cause variations over time can also be cyclical, seasonal, trend, or irregular (random). Any combination of these factors can further cloud any visual interpretation of the data. Because this is annual data, cyclical and seasonal variations may be discounted. By calculating a moving average2 for each year, we can smooth-out the effect of irregular variations and thus observe a trend. The trend in the rate of fatalities in the petroleum industry continues to improve as is shown below by the five-year moving average line.

Reported U.S. Occupational Fatality Rates in the Petroleum Industry (per 100,000 Employees)

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

0 Fatality Rate +Five-Year Moving Average

' Fatality rate = (number of fatalities*l00,000)/number of employees. This is the number of fatalities per 100,000 employees. ' A five-year moving average for a given year is the average of that year and the 4 preceding years. For example, the 5-year moving average for 1990, using rounded numbers, shown on the graph equals (4+17+10+8+5)/5=8.8.

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1997-Summary of On-Duty Fatal Iq-uries in the Petroleum Industry-1997 As Reported to the American Petroleum Institute

FATALITIES

Four companies reported experiencing at least one fatality during 1997. Each of them submitted detailed information on the circumstances surrounding the five on-duty fatalities reported to API.

API has published information provided by member companies on fatal accidents in the petroleum industry since 1933. Each incident is described in a brief narrative and is intended to provide information that could be used to avoid the occurrence of similar accidents in the future.

REFINING

01/2 1/97 - Fire and Explosion

At approximately 7:41 p.m. on January 21, 1997, a pipe ruptured at a hydrocracker unit which caused an explosion and fire. This incident caused the fatality of a hydrocracker operator and forty-six minor injuries were reported by other employees and contractors in the days following the incident. No significant off-site impacts were reported.’

The pipe ruptured as a result of being subjected to excessively high temperature and not being properly depressured, per emergency procedures. Cause for the excessive temperature was a very high rapid temperature excursion4 which started in catalyst bed 4 of Reactor 3 in Stage 2 of the hydrocracker. Although, no single or conclusive cause for the temperature excursion could be determined after the explosion, all possible causes for the temperature excursion were identified. Possible reasons identified for the temperature excursion include: spontaneous formation of a “hot spot” in bed 4; the flow characteristics of fluids in bed 4; or the possibility of uneven liquid distribution within the bed.

A contributing cause for the pipe rupture was that the operators did not depressure the unit as specified in emergency procedures for safely controlling temperature excursions. Reasons for the operators not depressuring the unit include: the incident occurred very rapidly and was outside previous experiences; they did not believe the control room temperature indicators; and they were confused and distracted by process information which was inconsistent with past temperature excursion experiences.

Corrective actions were identified to respond to the possible causes for the reactor temperature excursion. These actions include installation of new controls which will automatically depressure the unit in the event of a future high temperature excursion, and retraining of operations personnel.

This report summarizes the results of a 3 month refinery investigation into the causes of this incident. The first section of the report describes the investigation procedure. The next several sections describe the physical design and operation of the hydrocracker unit, as well as its control system, operational history, operator staffing and training, and the events leading up to the incident itself. The last section of the report presents conclusions and recommendations based on the investigation results.

’ Details of the emergency response and notifications at the time of the incident are contained in the 73-hour report made by the company to the county Depanment of Health Services.

A temperature excursion is an episode in which temperatures deviate outside of a n o m l operating range.

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06/20/97 - Drowning

At approximately 3: 15 a.m. an employee fell into the water at an asphalt facility wharf and subsequently died. There were no witnesses. No other incidents of this kind are known to have occurred previously at the facility.

Because there were no witnesses, the team was unable to ascertain what happened. It appears, however, that our employee lost his balance, tripped or stumbled and fell into the water. He was not wearing a personal flotation device.

Shortly, before, our employee and a crewmember of the barge had finished tying the barge up to the wharf. Our employee told the crewman he was going to walk south to Berth 3 at the wharf to assist in tying up the second barge just arriving. The two parted company, the crewman moving forward (north) on the barge to perform some checks before loading cargo and the employee going south toward Berth 3. A short while later the crewman heard a noise, noticed our employee was not visible and began walking aft on the barge to investigate. When he reached the Berth 4 loading manifold area he saw our employee in the water between the wharf and the barge and went to get assistance. Our employee was pulled from the water but emergency medical personnel were unable to revive him.

The employee was not wearing a personal flotation device (PFD). Given the nature of his work activity and the water hazard he should have been wearing a PFD.

MARKETING RETAIL

05/20/97 - Motor Vehicle Accident

An employee was working at a terminal installing computer equipment and was returning at 9:25 p.m. on May 20, 1997 he was involved in a motor vehicle accident and subsequently died from injuries sustained. Our employee was traveling north on Interstate 5 when a tractor trailer truck traveling South on 1-5 performed an illegal U-turn through the median onto the northbound 1-5. At the time of impact the tractor trailer was perpendicular to northbound traffic flow. Our employee hit the truck broadside at a full rate of speed. The tractor trailer had none of the legally required side reflectors, this area of the freeway is not lit, the truck was not visible. The truck driver was cited for causing this incident with a combination of an illegal U-turn and insufficient lighting on his truck.

05/3 1/97 - Murder

An employee was shot by an ex-employee. The employee died at the scene. The assailant then committed suicide. Motive of the assailant is unknown.

PIPELINE LIQUID

06/16/97 - Struck By An Unknown Object

An employee was mowing grass with a tractor when he was struck by an unknown object which lodged behind his left knee. The object could not be removed surgically and caused a blood clot and heart attack ten (10) days later. Source of the object is unknown, but it did not come from the mowing operation. Additional protective equipment was recommended by the investigation.

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Appendix A Participating Companies

Alpha Listing

(list includes ID only for companies that agreed to have their numbers published individually)

(ID greater than 90000 represents a subsidiary of a large company. Subsidiary numbers are not included in totals)

Company ID

14 10621

233

106 90106 20038 20037

13 90013

10001 90001 10712 99421

17

10703 10421 90421 93421

19 10015

10014 10203 30103

24 90024

118

10403 29

Company Name

ARCO All American Pipeline Company Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Amerada Hess Corporation American Refining Group Inc. Amoco Corporation Ammo Pipeline Company Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Anschutz Ranch East Pipeline Inc. Ashland Inc. Ashland Pipeline BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc. BP America BP Oil Pipeline Company BWOCInc. Badger Pipeline Company Big West OiVFlying J Inc. Buckeye Pipe Line Company Burlington Resources Inc. Butte Pipe Line Company CITGO Petroleum Corporation CITGO Pipeline Company CITGO Products Pipeline Company Cabot Oil ¿k Gas Corporation Calnev Pipe Line Company Carnegie Natural Gas Company Cenex Pipeline Company Central Florida Pipeline Corporation Charles B. Wilson Jr. Inc. Chennac Energy Corporation Chevron Corporation Chevron Pipe Line Company Chicap Pipeline Ciniza Pipe Line Company Clearfield Energy Inc. Collins Pipeline Company Colonial Pipeline Company

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Company ID

31 32

33 10546

260

10620 201 11

38 41 43 11

20032

57 58

10570 60

10092

Company Name

Columbia Energy Group Conoco Inc. Consumer Gasoline Stations Inc. Cook Inlet Pipe Line Company Cross Oil Refining & Marketing Inc. Dearing Inc. Devon Energy Corporation Dixie Pipeline Company Dome Pipeline Corporation EEC Inc. ERGON Inc. Eberly & Meade Inc. EnergyPro Inc. Enterprise Products Company Ewing Bank Pipeline Company Excalibur Exploration Explorer Pipeline Company Exxon Company U.S.A. Farmland Industries Inc. Fina Oil & Chemical Company Fina Oil & ChemicaVPipeline H & C Oil Operating Inc. Hanley Petroleum Inc. Heartland Exploration Inc. Hellman Properties LLC Howell Petroleum Corporation Hunt Oil Company Jack L. Phillips Jacobus Company James K. Anderson Inc. Justiss Oil Company Inc. Kaneb Pipe Line Company Kentucky Hydrocarbon Kerr-McGee O&G LOOP LLC Lakehead Pipe Line Company Inc. Lone Mountain Production Company

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Company ID

10626

65 90065

10622

10420

10636 10575

27 10532 10544

10710

10586 90

91 20124

93

74 20050

239

10713 10560

99 90099

Company Name

Lyondell Citgo Refining Company M. D. Abel Company Mack Energy Corporation Marathon Oil Company Marathon Pipe Line Company McGowan Working Partners Mid-America Pipeline Company Miller Oil Company Mitchell Energy Corporation Mobil Oil Corporation Mobil Pipeline Mustang Fuel Corporation National Cooperative Refinery Association Navajo Refining Co Pipeline Division Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation Oiltanking Houston Inc. Olympic Pipe Line Company Oryx Energy Company Paramount Petroleum Corporation Patina Oil & Gas Corporation Pennzoil Company Phillips Petroleum Company Placid Refining Company Plantation Pipe Line Company Pogo Producing Company Portland Pipe Line Corporation Precision Operating Inc. Questar Pipeline Company Razorback Pipeline Company Royal Petroleum Corporation Santa Fe Energy Resources Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Partners Seadrift Pipeline Company Seagull Energy Corporation Shakespeare Oil Company Inc. Shell Oil Company Shell Pipe Line Company

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Company ID

10514

10651 10650 10652

10714 261 109

20016

139 242

30101

10573

20029 10716

10204

126 30111

Company Name

Shepler & Thomas Inc. Somerset Refinery Southland Oil Co - Lumberton Southland Oil Co - Sandersville Southland Oil Co - Vicksburg Stokes Production TEPPCO TEPSCOmellepsen Pipeline Services Company Texaco Inc. Three B Oil Company Thums Long Beach Company Tipperary Oil & Gas Corporation Tosco Refining Company Trans Mountain Oil Pipe Line TransMontaigne Pipeline Inc. Tripledee Drilling Company UOP Inc. Union Pacific Resources Union Texas Petrochemicals United Refining Company Valero Refining Company Venada National Walter Duncan Inc. Weal Drilling Company Inc. Westico Energy Company Williams Pipe Line Company Wynnewood Refining Company Wyoming Pipeline Company

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Appendix B Participating Companies

Numeric Listing

( k t includes only companies that agreed to have their numbers published individually)

(ID greater than 90000 represents a subsidiary of a large company. Subsidiary numbers are not included in totais)

Company ID

11 13 14 17 19 24 27 29 31 32 33 38 41 43 57 58 60 65 74 90 91 93 99

106 109 118 126 139 233 239 242 260 261

10001 10014 10015 10092

Company Name

Fina Oil & Chemical Company Ashland Inc. ARCO Buckeye Pipe Line Company Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation Chevron Corporation Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation Colonial Pipeline Company Columbia Energy Group Conoco Inc. Cook Inlet Pipe Line Company Explorer Pipeline Company Exxon Company U.S.A. Farmland Industries Inc. Kentucky Hydrocarbon Kerr-McGee O&G Lakehead Pipe Line Company Inc. Marathon Oil Company Questar Pipeline Company Phillips Petroleum Company Plantation Pipe Line Company Portland Pipe Line Corporation Shell Oil Company Amoco Corporation Texaco Inc. Chicap Pipeline Williams Pipe Line Company Tosco Refining Company Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Partners Trans Mountain Oil Pipe Line Dome Pipeline Corp TEPSCOíîellepsen Pipeline Services Company BP America Central Florida Pipeline Corporation Calnev Pipe Line Company Lone Mountain Production Company

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(list includes only companies that agreed to have their numbers published individually)

(ID greater than 90000 represents a subsidiary of a large company. Subsidiary numbers a re not included in totals)

Company ID

10203 10204 10403 10420 10421 10514 10532 10544 10546 10560 10570 10573 10575 10586 10620 10621 10622 10626 10636 10650 10651 10652 10703 10710 10712 10713 10714 10716 20016 20029 20032 20037 20038 20050 201 11 20124 30101

Company Name

Charles B. Wilson Jr. Inc. Weal Drilling Company Inc. Collins Pipeline Company Mobil Oil Corporation CITGO Petroleum Corporation Shepler & Thomas Inc. Oiltanking Houston Inc. Olympic Pipe Line Company Cross Oil Refining & Marketing Inc. Shakespeare Oil Company Inc. LOOP LLC Union Pacific Resources National Cooperative Refinery Association Pennzoil Company Enterprise Products Company All American Pipeline Company Mid-America Pipeline Company Lyondell Citgo Refining Company Mustang Fuel Corporation Southland Oil Co - Sandersville Southland Oil Co - Lumberton Southland Oil Co - Vicksburg Butte Pipe Line Company Paramount Petroleum Corporation BWOCInc. Seagull Energy Corporation TEPPCO Valero Refining Company Thums Long Beach Company United Refining Company Howell Petroleum Corporation Anschutz Ranch East Pipeline Inc. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Razorback Pipeline Company Ewing Bank Pipeline Company Pogo Producing Company TransMontaigne Pipeline Inc.

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Company ID

30103 301 11 90001 90013 90024 90065 90099 90106 90421 93421 99421

Company Name

Chermac Energy Corporation Wynnewood Refining Company BP Oil Pipeline Company Ashland Pipeline Chevron Pipe Line Company Marathon Pipe Line Company Shell Pipe Line Company Ammo Pipeline Company CITGO Pipeline Company CITGO Products Pipeline Company Badger Pipeline Company

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Appendix C (list includes only companies that agreed to have their numbers published individually)

Hours Worked or Exposure Hours per Day Duty Cycle

Days On Days Off Company ID While on Duty

24 27 32 41 58 65

10001 10586 10713 20032 20038 20111 20124

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7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

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7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 na

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