Monday
Jul 31 |
Convent, LA: A 12-inch line of processed gas exploded at a phosphate plant. No one was injured. More information |
Sunday
Jul 30 |
Dayton, NV: There was an explosion at a company that manufactures nitrogen trifluoride. No one was injured. More information |
Sunday
Jul 30 |
Volgograd, Russia: Two people died and seven were injured from exposure to ammonia when a pipe exploded at a chemical plant. More information |
Saturday
Jul 29 |
Birmingham, AL: A steam explosion at a steel plant injured ten workers. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 26 |
Norfolk, VA: A car accident pushed the cab of a tractor trailer over the edge of a bridge, causing 100 to 120 gallons of diesel fuel to leak into the bay. More information |
Monday
Jul 24 |
Baltimore, MD: An employee at a medical waste disposal incinerator was crushed to death in a machine accident. More information |
Monday
Jul 24 |
Chicago, IL: Nitric acid spilled in a laboratory, stalling commuter trains and causing evacuations. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 19 |
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada: A fire in a tire shop caused about $300,000 damage. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 19 |
Oklahoma City, OK: A fire destroyed a propane warehouse and injured one person. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 19 |
Willoughby, OH: A spark or static electricity ignited propane gas leaking from overfilled tanks, causing an explosion that demolished the plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 12 |
Rock Hill, SC: A chemical reaction during the routine mixing of chemicals at an ink manufacturing plant prompted the evacuation of about 20 employees. More information |
Monday
Jul 10 |
Lancaster, PA: An explosion at a frozen mushroom packaging plant blew out windows and a 25 foot section of an internal wall. One employee received second and third degree burns on his hands and arms and a nearby resident was treated for exposure to ammonia and released. More information |
Monday
Jul 10 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Two employees at a brewery were injured when a mixture of glycol and sulfuric acid they were mixing in a beaker exploded. The plant was shut down and all employees were evacuated. More information |
Thursday
Jul 06 |
Tooele, UT: Six workers at a chemical weapons storage facility were treated for exposure to sulfuric acid. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 05 |
Bayport, TX: Two workers were injured in an explosion at a chemical plant. The explosion is believed to have been caused by a glycidol leak. More information |
Monday
Jul 03 |
Columbia, MO: Three employees at a medical supply company were treated for exposure to formaldehyde after a box containg several jugs shifted and broke. More information |
Monday
Jul 03 |
Hastings, NE: Lightning started a fire that destroyed an agricultural chemical warehouse. Employees quickly constructed a dirt rim around the building, preventing chemicals from spilling off onto neighborhood properties. More information |