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Entries for July 2008
Thursday
Jul 31 |
Moorabbin, Australia: A forklift ruptured a high pressure gas line at a factory making construction materials. More information |
Thursday
Jul 31 |
Almaty, Kazakhstan: An oil spill briefly halted production at a steel plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 31 |
Bitola, Macedonia: A power plant fire was quickly extinguished. More information |
Thursday
Jul 31 |
Cardon, Venezuela: An oil refinery electrician was burned by a high voltage shock. More information |
Thursday
Jul 31 |
Durham, UK: A tractor plant worker hurt his back in a fall. More information |
Thursday
Jul 31 |
East Lothian, UK: A worker was sprayed with chemical from a burst drum at a recycling center. More information |
Thursday
Jul 31 |
Parkgate, UK: A steelworker became trapped underneath a cooling bed. More information |
Thursday
Jul 31 |
Pensnett, UK: An office fire broke out at a factory. More information |
Thursday
Jul 31 |
Plano, TX: Fire from a storage silo incinerator spread to the roof of a paper processing plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 31 |
Shelbyville, IN: Fire broke out in a new warehouse at an insulation manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 31 |
Spokane Valley, WA: Cardboard ignited at a recycling plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 31 |
Taunton, MA: Flames broke out at a recycling plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 31 |
Rochester, NY: Two workers at a metal recycling plant suffered smoke inhalation. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Richmond, KY: Fire damaged a battery plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
St. George, Australia: A chocolate factory was destroyed by fire. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Biblis, Germany: A crane struck a utility line at a nuclear power plant, triggering a shutdown. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Brisbane, Australia: A gas leak at a food processing plant sent six people to the hospital. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Byram, MS: An explosion and small fire were reported at a plant that extracts oils from various materials. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Catoosa, OK: Fire broke out at an industrial coatings plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Chicago, IL: A candy plant worker was crushed to death by a pallet mover. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Clydach, UK: An auto suspension plant damaged by fire is expected to be closed for months. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Columbia, SC: Sparks ignited a gas line at a steel factory. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Hartford, CN: A small fire broke out at a trash-to-energy power plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Jackson, MS: A fire broke out at a plant that processes grease from fast food restaurants. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Javene, France: A worker at a haz mat disposal plant suffered burns when waste being handled reacted. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Indiantown, FL: A fuel pressure line ruptured at a power plant, causing a small fire. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
LaPlace, LA: A worker died when he was pinned by a truck at a steel plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Lee, MA: An equipment explosion at a plate glass factory injured two. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Rock Hill, NC: Fire forced the evacuation of a carbon fibers plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Summerside, UK: A generating engine at a power plant caught fire. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
Brownsville, NY: Fire erupted in the ceiling of a fiberboard manufacturing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
Hamilton, TX: Fire broke out in the dust control unit at a molding mill. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
Iowa City, IA: Fire ignited on the roof of a detergent factory. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
Laurel County, KY: A security guard at a waste management company died when a heavy iron security gate fell on him. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
Loves Park, IL: An equipment fire at a machining plant spread through the facility. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
Pori, Finland: A storage building at a hardboard factory caught fire. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
Prince George County, MD: A power plant fire injured one worker. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
Tomahawk, WI: Three workers performing maintenance atop a fiber storage tank at a paper mill died in an explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
Wisconsin Rapids, WI: A paper mill employee who suffered burns was transported by helicopter. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
Kitakyushu, Japan: A conveyor belt fire spread to a steel plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
St. John, New Brunswick: A brief fire at an oil refinery lit up the skies. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
Owego, NY: Fire tore through a recycling plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
Prince George County, MD: A power plant fire injured one worker. More information |
Monday
Jul 28 |
Ulsan, S. Korea: A researcher died in a laboratory explosion at a chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Jul 28 |
Palm Beach, FL: Firefighters used dry chemical to extinguish a magnesium fire at a metal recycling plant. More information |
Monday
Jul 28 |
Port Neches, TX: Fire broke out at a chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Jul 28 |
Henley, UK: Heavy smoke made extinguishing a fire at an air conditioning plant difficult. More information |
Monday
Jul 28 |
Hillsville, VA: Fire broke out at a textile plant. More information |
Monday
Jul 28 |
Lenoir, NC: A fire shut down a wood panel plant. More information |
Monday
Jul 28 |
Mina Abdullah, Kuwait: Six workers were injured in a refinery fire. More information |
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