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Entries for April 2012
Monday
Apr 09 |
Spy Island, AK: A drilling worker was killed in an unspecified incident on the North Slope. More information |
Sunday
Apr 08 |
Jacksonville, FL: An ammonia leak at a water treatment plant forced workers to evacuate. More information |
Sunday
Apr 08 |
Renca, Chile: Aluminium phosphide being used in sanitation at a food processing plant reacted with moisture, producing toxic gas. More information |
Saturday
Apr 07 |
Gordon, TX: An 18-inch gas line ruptured and ignited about 75 feet from an oil refinery. More information |
Saturday
Apr 07 |
Fort Wayne, IN: Flames all but destroyed a former metal planting plant. More information |
Saturday
Apr 07 |
Corio, Australia: A section of an oil refinery was shut down after super-heated flammable sand, used in fuel production, began leaking from a pipe. More information |
Saturday
Apr 07 |
Assam, India: An explosion in a refinery hydrogen cracker triggered a fire that took more than 2 hours to extinguish. More information |
Saturday
Apr 07 |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan: An explosion at an oil refinery resulted in a 5-hour fire. More information |
Saturday
Apr 07 |
Waterbury, CT: Fire spread though a 86,000-square-foot facility once used as a print and dye factory. More information |
Friday
Apr 06 |
Prahova, Romania: 6 people were injured in an explosion at an oil refinery that happened during maintenance to the sewer system. More information |
Friday
Apr 06 |
Altershausen, Germany: 2 people were injured in a fire at a biogas plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 05 |
Dubuque, IA: A fire at an incinerator plant left a worker injured. More information |
Thursday
Apr 05 |
Dieppe, France: A fire broke out inside the reactor building at a nuclear power plant but there were no injuries or release of radiation. More information |
Thursday
Apr 05 |
Oklahoma City, OK: A vat of oil caught fire at an oilfield company. More information |
Thursday
Apr 05 |
Cayce, SC: Several aluminum-manganese alloy briquettes caught fire at a steel plant warehouse. More information |
Thursday
Apr 05 |
Kerteh, Malaysia: Ammonia fumes overcame 24 contract workers entering a gas processing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 04 |
Merritt, BC: A worker at a wood products plant suffered critical injuries to an arm when he became caught in a conveyor belt. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 04 |
Paul, ID: An atrocious smell filled the air, but no one was injured after a sulfur buildup in an auger caused an explosion at a fertilizer plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 04 |
Kansas City, KS: Firefighters spent several hours battling a smoldering fire inside a coal chute at a power plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 04 |
Cedar Rapids, IA: Firefighters found smoke and flames when they arrived at a gluten dryer at an agricultural products plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 04 |
Martinsville, VA: A machine fire sent flames through the roof of a factory making wooden components for furniture. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 04 |
Chimbote, Peru: Seven people working inside a storage tank at a fish oil plant died in a fire. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 03 |
Meraux, LA: A lightning strike at an oil refinery led to a power surge, subsequent electrical shortages and sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide releases. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 03 |
Muscle Shoals, AL: A flash fire at an alloys plant sent 4 people to the hospital. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 03 |
Charlotte, NC: Firefighters say one person was injured on the job at a local milling plant. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 03 |
Springettsbury Twp., PA: A fire at a motorcycle plant out within minutes. More information |
Monday
Apr 02 |
Mequon, WI: A man has been hospitalized after being trapped in a machine at a factory making industrial skylights. More information |
Monday
Apr 02 |
Gaffney, SC: A worker doing maintenance near the boilers at a food processing plant was burned by hot water and had to be flown to a burn center. More information |
Monday
Apr 02 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Fire spread through 4 factories and 16 shops in a furniture market. More information |
Sunday
Apr 01 |
Rexburg, ID: Fire spread through bark piled at a landscaping materials plant. More information |
Sunday
Apr 01 |
Behala, India: Firefighters spent 2 hours battling a blaze at a paper factory. More information |
Sunday
Apr 01 |
Pasig, Philipines: A man was injured when a compressor exploded in a cold storage facility. More information |
Sunday
Apr 01 |
San Diego de Cabrutica, Venezuela: The state oil company says an explosion at a major oil refinery killed a worker and injured 3 others. More information |
Sunday
Apr 01 |
Nowergup, Australia: Fire spread through logs and mulch at a biosolids plant. More information |
Sunday
Apr 01 |
Moore, OK: A person was hospitalized and 3 more treated at the scene when ammonia fumes caused them to fall ill at a food processing plant. More information |
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