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Entries for August 1998
Thursday
Aug 20 |
Mexico City, Mexico: Petrochemical firefighters joined with otheremergency workers in battling a furniture warehouse blaze that spread to include an entirecity block. More information |
Thursday
Aug 20 |
Reidsville, N.C.: An incendiary device that created little firebut a great deal of smoke forced the evacuation of more than 100 workers at a chickenprocessing plant. The device was crafted out of ordinary fireworks. More information |
Thursday
Aug 20 |
Khartoum, Sudan: Among targets in an anti-terroristmissile attack by the United States was a pharmaceutical plant the U.S. claims was makingchemical weapons. Sudanese officials deny the charge. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 19 |
Carson, CA: An explosion in the lime slurry tank in thecogeneration unit of a refinery killed one contract worker and injured two employees. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 19 |
Clairton, OH: A truck driver died from injuries receivedwhen a valve on a tanker truck blew off, striking him. The accident occurred at a steelplant. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 19 |
Carson, CA: An explosion in the lime slurry tank in thecogeneration unit of a refinery killed one contract worker and injured two employees. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 19 |
Clairton, OH: A truck driver died from injuries receivedwhen a valve on a tanker truck blew off, striking him. The accident occurred at a steelplant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Brooker, FL: A tanker truck explosion killed three workersat a trucking company. Welding work was being done at the time of the explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Cullman, AL: A 50 gallon leak of acetone from a railroad carforced the evacuation of the immediate vacinity. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Florence, S.C.: Nine thousand gallons of fuel spilled when atanker truck overturned on an interstate. The roadway was closed nearly 12 hours. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Pittsburgh, PA: Four teenage boys were charged in connection witha warehouse fire. Charges ranged from arson to criminal trespass. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Sabine Pass, TX: A crane lifting a 215-ton oil rig sectioninto place dropped its load, killing two workers and injuring a third. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Maryland, N.Y.: A worker was severely burned and his dog injuredin an explosion at a fireworks factory. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
New Orleans, LA: A tanker carrying 42,000 gallons ofdipropylamine survived a collision with a car on an interstate highway bridge withoutrupturing. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Brooker, FL: A tanker truck explosion killed three workersat a trucking company. Welding work was being done at the time of the explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Cullman, AL: A 50 gallon leak of acetone from a railroad carforced the evacuation of the immediate vacinity. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Florence, S.C.: Nine thousand gallons of fuel spilled when atanker truck overturned on an interstate. The roadway was closed nearly 12 hours. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Pittsburgh, PA: Four teenage boys were charged in connection witha warehouse fire. Charges ranged from arson to criminal trespass. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Sabine Pass, TX: A crane lifting a 215-ton oil rig sectioninto place dropped its load, killing two workers and injuring a third. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Maryland, N.Y.: A worker was severely burned and his dog injuredin an explosion at a fireworks factory. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
New Orleans, LA: A tanker carrying 42,000 gallons ofdipropylamine survived a collision with a car on an interstate highway bridge withoutrupturing. More information |
Monday
Aug 17 |
Panhandle, TX: A railroad brakeman injured in a train derailmentreceived severe burns from sodium hydroxide leaking from a tank car. More information |
Monday
Aug 17 |
Panhandle, TX: A railroad brakeman injured in a train derailmentreceived severe burns from sodium hydroxide leaking from a tank car. More information |
Saturday
Aug 15 |
Edwardsburg, MI: An explosion triggered a fire that destroyed abathtub factory. No injuries were reported. More information |
Saturday
Aug 15 |
Columbus, OH: Two workers doing welding work on an empty 5,000gallon tank at a paint factory were burned when a fire broke out. More information |
Saturday
Aug 15 |
Rochester, MI: A section of the roof at a manufacturing plantcollapsed after a fire. Although 50 employees were on hand at the time, no one wasinjured. More information |
Saturday
Aug 15 |
Hamilton, Ontario: Three propane tanks exploded during a fire ata recycling plant. The fire was in an area where metal filings were stored. More information |
Saturday
Aug 15 |
Edwardsburg, MI: An explosion triggered a fire that destroyed abathtub factory. No injuries were reported. More information |
Saturday
Aug 15 |
Columbus, OH: Two workers doing welding work on an empty 5,000gallon tank at a paint factory were burned when a fire broke out. More information |
Saturday
Aug 15 |
Rochester, MI: A section of the roof at a manufacturing plantcollapsed after a fire. Although 50 employees were on hand at the time, no one wasinjured. More information |
Saturday
Aug 15 |
Hamilton, Ontario: Three propane tanks exploded during a fire ata recycling plant. The fire was in an area where metal filings were stored. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Perry, FL: Four firefighters were injured in two explosions at anatural gas pipeline plant. Five homes near the plant were destroyed. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Baltimore, MD: A shipyard worker was killed and anotherseriously injured when both fell 80 feet from a cherry picker. A worker on the ground whorushed to break the fall of the survivor was also hurt. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Logan, OH: One man was killed and a 16-year-old girlinjured when a rural oil storage tank exploded. The blast threw the victims nearly 100feet. A company official said trespassing has been a problem at the site. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Plummer, WA: Fire destroyed a sawmill employing 125 workers. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Carlisle, KY: Seven workers at a clothing factory became ill andrequired hospitalization. Unsure of what caused the illness, management sent the remainingwork force of more than 350 people home. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Coventry, U.K.: Workers had to be evacuated from a postal centerwhen a package being shipped from the Middle East began leaking fumes. The packagecontained highly concentrated detergents being sent to a U.K. firm for analysis. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Perry, FL: Four firefighters were injured in two explosions at anatural gas pipeline plant. Five homes near the plant were destroyed. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Baltimore, MD: A shipyard worker was killed and anotherseriously injured when both fell 80 feet from a cherry picker. A worker on the ground whorushed to break the fall of the survivor was also hurt. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Logan, OH: One man was killed and a 16-year-old girlinjured when a rural oil storage tank exploded. The blast threw the victims nearly 100feet. A company official said trespassing has been a problem at the site. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Plummer, WA: Fire destroyed a sawmill employing 125 workers. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Carlisle, KY: Seven workers at a clothing factory became ill andrequired hospitalization. Unsure of what caused the illness, management sent the remainingwork force of more than 350 people home. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Coventry, U.K.: Workers had to be evacuated from a postal centerwhen a package being shipped from the Middle East began leaking fumes. The packagecontained highly concentrated detergents being sent to a U.K. firm for analysis. More information |
Thursday
Aug 13 |
Royal Oak, MI: Twelve workers at an automotive parts plant wereovercome by fumes from a cleaning agent. All were treated and released. More information |
Thursday
Aug 13 |
Mullins, S.C.: A crane collapsed and crashed through the roof ofa packaging plant, injuring 52 workers. More information |
Thursday
Aug 13 |
Farmington, N.M.: A fire in a refrigeration-deethanizercompressor unit injured three workers and shut down a cryogenic processing plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 13 |
Helena, MT: Several tons of sulfuric acid spilled into thecooling system water at a refinery, shutting down operations until repairs could be made. More information |
Thursday
Aug 13 |
Toronto, Ontario: The founder of a company thatmanufactures orthopedic back supports was gunned down at the factory. More information |
Thursday
Aug 13 |
Salt Lake City, UT: A temporary worker at a computer chipfactory died when he was sucked through a powerful 4-foot-wide industrial fan. The fan wasbeing tested at the time of the accident. More information |
Thursday
Aug 13 |
Royal Oak, MI: Twelve workers at an automotive parts plant wereovercome by fumes from a cleaning agent. All were treated and released. More information |
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