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Entries for November 2007
Friday
Nov 30 |
Santa Clarita, CA: An explosive pressure release at a candy factory injured five workers. More information |
Friday
Nov 30 |
Eureka, CA: Only a small spill resulted when a bridge collapsed under a tanker truck. More information |
Friday
Nov 30 |
Lewisburg, TN: Flames were reported in a warehouse at a pets product factory. More information |
Friday
Nov 30 |
Molalla, ID: A worker set ablaze when a propane truck caught fire managed to climb into the cab and drive it outside. More information |
Friday
Nov 30 |
Port Augusta, Australia: Part of a power plant had to be shut down when oil leaked into the boiler, coal storage and duct work. More information |
Friday
Nov 30 |
Port of Tampa, FL: Fire broke out in a metal shredder at a metal recycling plant. More information |
Thursday
Nov 29 |
Albany, N.Y.: A port worker was crushed to death when a crane fell. More information |
Thursday
Nov 29 |
Clearbrook, MN: Two workers died when a fire erupted as they were repairing a 34-inch crude oil pipeline. More information |
Thursday
Nov 29 |
Inverurie, U.K.: Arson is being blamed for a fire at a meat packing plant. More information |
Thursday
Nov 29 |
Islampur, Bangladesh: Factions supporting either of two brothers feuding over control of a light bulb factory clashed at work. More information |
Thursday
Nov 29 |
Lincoln, NE: A motorcycle plant worker was burned below the knees when he stepped into chemicals. More information |
Thursday
Nov 29 |
Manchester, GA: An explosion was reported at a metals plant. More information |
Thursday
Nov 29 |
Mount Laurel, N.J.: A small spill of sulfuric acid from a leaking tanker truck hindered local traffic. More information |
Thursday
Nov 29 |
New Delhi, India: A fire broke out in a broom factory. More information |
Thursday
Nov 29 |
Perinton, N.Y.: Two workers were trapped when a freight elevator broke loose and fell about 10 feet. More information |
Thursday
Nov 29 |
Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand: Four buildings at a local factory burned down within one hour. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 28 |
Bowerston, OH: Fire broke out at a stair factory. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 28 |
Deer Park, TX: A small flange fire in a coking unit had no impact on production at an oil refinery. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 28 |
Durango, CO: An explosion destroyed two cooling towers at a natural gas plant. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 28 |
Huzhou City, China: Three workers were killed in an explosion at a chemical plant. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 28 |
Old Fort, N.C.: Responders quickly controlled a fire that broke out at an acoustical materials plant. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 28 |
Philadelphia, PA: A large oven at a commercial bakery caught fire. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 28 |
Saline County, NE: About 4,000 gallons of anhydrous ammonia was released by vandals. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 28 |
Yangquan, China: An explosion reduced a fireworks factory to rubble, killing 11. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
Accomac, VA: A waste truck leaked chicken fat along a 20 mile stretch of highway, causing four accidents. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
Anderson, IN: A former worker pleaded guilty to setting a fire at a magnesium recycling plant that caused $12 million in damage in January 2005. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
Durban, South Africa: An overturned tank truck spilled nearly 4,000 gallons of oil. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
Benton Twp., MI: A tanker truck carrying ethanolamine was discovered to be leaking at a rest stop. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
Hunan, China: An explosion at a fireworks factory killed 13 workers. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
Jefferson City, MO: A tractor-trailer carrying fuel overturned and burst into flames, killing the driver. A damaged highway bridge will have to be replaced. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
Keaau, HI: Flames damaged a warehouse at a food processing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
North York, Ontario: Fire damaged a clothing factory. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
Omaha, NE: A worker was trapped under a crane at a factory specializing in industrial supplies. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
Shetland Island, U.K.: A small fire broke out in a water injection pump aboard an offshore oil platform. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
Sydney, Australia: A gas leak resulting from a factory fire triggered an area evacuation. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
Upper Macungie Twp., PA: Two workers reported feeling faint while packaging pills at a pharmaceuticals plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
Yancheng City, China: Seven workers died in a chemical plant explosion. More information |
Monday
Nov 26 |
Bakersfield, CA: A cutting torch was in use when two storage tanks at an oil facility exploded. More information |
Monday
Nov 26 |
Brampton, U.K.: Two barrels of zirconium shavings self-ignited at a metal processing plant. More information |
Monday
Nov 26 |
Findley, N.D.: Fire shut down production at a plant specializing in wood products. More information |
Monday
Nov 26 |
Los Angeles, CA: An explosion at a cosmetics factory injured four workers. More information |
Monday
Nov 26 |
Mount Ayliff, South Africa: Fire workers at a timber mill were injured when fire broke out. More information |
Monday
Nov 26 |
Phoenix, AZ: A semi rig overturned, dumping diesel into the storm drains. More information |
Monday
Nov 26 |
Topeka, KS: Gasoline spilled in a tanker truck collision that closed an interstate highway. More information |
Sunday
Nov 25 |
Cheddleton, U.K.: Fire ignited in an oven at an animal rendering plant. More information |
Sunday
Nov 25 |
Shetland, U.K.: Workers were evacuated when fire broke out aboard a North Sea oil platform. More information |
Sunday
Nov 25 |
Wichita, KS: Leaking hydraulic fluid ignited at a factory specializing in camping gear. More information |
Saturday
Nov 24 |
Arima, Trinidad: Flames damaged a paint production facility. More information |
Saturday
Nov 24 |
Darkuman, Ghana: An explosion was reported at a gas plant. More information |
Saturday
Nov 24 |
Grand Island, NE: An electrical fire at a beef processing plant shut down operations for three days. More information |
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