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No Fatalities
Tuesday
Dec 15 |
Lindon, UT: A worker at a manufacturing plant narrowly escaped losing his hand when he caught it in moving machinery at work. He lost most of the skin from his palm. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 15 |
Corpus Christi, TX: Dozens of workers were overcome by hydrogen sulfide fumes released at a local refinery. Only one of the workers was hospitalized. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 15 |
Landover, MD: Three workers were listed in critical condition after being overcome by leaking refrigerant at a food warehouse. Two other workers were also hospitalized. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 15 |
Calgary, Alberta: Firefighters worked to rescue a man trapped inside a concrete hopper with his arm caught in its machinery. More information |
Monday
Dec 14 |
Trainer, PA: Fire spread from a burning truck to a crude oil pipeline at a refinery. No injuries were reported. The same refinery experienced a major fire in October. More information |
Monday
Dec 14 |
Billings, MT: A worker had one leg amputated above the knee after a refinery accident. Routine maintenance on a coker unit was underway at the time. More information |
Monday
Dec 14 |
Tooele, UT: A containment dike caught a 140 gallon spill of sarin, a toxic chemical weapon. The agent was being poured into an incinerator for disposal. More information |
Monday
Dec 14 |
Thermopolis, WY: A pup trailer tanker separated from a moving tractor-trailer rig and crashed, leaking nearly 2,500 gallons of gasoline into the Wind River. More information |
Monday
Dec 14 |
New Braunfels, TX: A tanker truck carrying diesel fuel overturned on an interstate highway, blocking traffic for nearly five hours. The fuel was transferred to another vehicle. More information |
Monday
Dec 14 |
Southbridge, MA: A worker was injured when a methanol fire broke out at a plant specializing in fiber optics. Firefighters also had to deal with refrigerant leaking from a pipe damaged by the fire. More information |
Sunday
Dec 13 |
Cushing, OK: Residents living near an abandoned refinery are being asked to leave for eight hours today while 6,000 gallons of hydrofluoric acid are removed from the site. More information |
Sunday
Dec 13 |
Lake County, FL: A 15,000-square-foot warehouse was extensively damaged by fire. More information |
Sunday
Dec 13 |
Elkhart, IN: A lumber warehouse was destroyed by fire. More information |
Sunday
Dec 13 |
Chicago, IL: Fire caused major damage to a multi-story warehouse. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Duluth, IN: Ignited dust created a plume of fire in an air shaft at a lumber mill. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Lone Oak, TX: Fire destroyed a petroleum packing plant complete with 150,000 gallons of oil and solvents near San Antonio. Volunteer firefighters opted to let the fire burn itself out. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Northfield Township, OH: Traffic was halted for several hours until hazmat technicians could determine what an unknown substance covering the roadway was. It turned out to be sour milk. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Saxonburgh, PA: A magnesium-fueled explosion at a local plant was loud but caused minor damage. One worker was injured. In October at the same plant magnesium in a tanker truck ignited, destroying a warehouse. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Continental Divide, N.M.: A ruptured natural gas pipeline sent flames 200 feet into the sky and left a 65 foot wide crater. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Rock Island, IL: Two 25 pound bags of calcium oxide caught fire at a disposal plant forcing an evacuation of nearby homes. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Somerset, ME: A cable fire forced the shut down of a electrical power station. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Granville Township, PA: An arson fire caused major damage to a wood recycling plant. Officials report this is the second such arson at a local business in recent weeks. More information |
Friday
Dec 11 |
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec: The last of nearly 22,000 tons of PCB-contaminated material was scheduled to be removed from the site of an August 1988 warehouse fire. More information |
Friday
Dec 11 |
York, PA: Firefighters responded to a fire at a counter top manufacturing plant that involved machinery. More information |
Friday
Dec 11 |
Seymour, CT: Nearly 200 workers were evacuated after many were overcome by fumes. More than 30 went to area hospitals. More information |
Friday
Dec 11 |
Piketon, OH: Workers were evacuated from a plant specializing in enriching uranium for nuclear power plants when a fire broke out in a motor. Four workers were treated for minor injuries. More information |
Thursday
Dec 10 |
Islington, New Zealand: A 100-ton bitumen storage tank was blasted off its foundation in an early morning explosion. More information |
Thursday
Dec 10 |
Truro Township, Ohio: A slow-speed derailment of tank cars hauling ammonia nitrate and chlorine had firefighters concerned. The situation was resolved without incident. More information |
Thursday
Dec 10 |
Kothagudem, India: Two units at a thermal power station were closed due to fire. More information |
Thursday
Dec 10 |
Fayetteville, AR: Workers removed drums of hazardous materials discovered at a closed electroplating plant. A leaking drum of potassium cyanide was found at the site several months earlier. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 09 |
Aiken, S.C.: An employee was charged with arson in one of three fires at a tire plant subsequent to a massive warehouse blaze in November. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 09 |
St. Louis, MO: A worker at a chemical plant was injured when a container of hydrofluoric acid exploded in a laboratory. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 09 |
Chicago, IL: At least five airport workers were sickened when a small amount of toxic chemical spilled in cargo area. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 09 |
Leominster, MA: A supervisor at a plastics plant suffered an electrical shock sufficient to stop his heart. A co-worker successfully administered CPR and saved the supervisors life. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 08 |
Mount Asa, Australia: Emergency personnel were called in to recover numerous drums containing hazardous material that fell off the back of a truck. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 08 |
Pinellas County, FL: Organic peroxide kept in a chemical storage freezer at a manufacturing plant ignited when the cooling system broke down. Flames broke through the roof of the plant, but local firefighters were able to contain the fire. More information |
Monday
Dec 07 |
Puerto Rico: The latest of eight separate fatalities to workers repairing hurricane- damaged power lines occurred. More information |
Monday
Dec 07 |
Saluda, N.C.: A tractor-trailer rig carrying volatile sodium hydrosulfite overturned and caught fire, closing an interstate highway. Firefighters chose to let the fire burn itself out. More information |
Monday
Dec 07 |
Forcados, Nigeria: Protesters seized and shut down an oil terminal that usually produces 400,000 barrel per day of crude oil. More information |
Saturday
Dec 05 |
Perth, Australia: A chemical plant was destroyed in a massive blaze involving caustic soda, acetone, sulfuric and phoric acid. More information |
Friday
Dec 04 |
Point Comfort, TX: More than two dozen workers were hurt in an explosion at a plastics plant. The blast occurred in a part of the plant that handles ethylene dichloride. More information |
Friday
Dec 04 |
Plymouth, IN: A tanker truck carrying 5,200 gallons of gasoline and 2,700 gallons of diesel exploded when it was struck from the rear by another tractor-trailer rig. More information |
Thursday
Dec 03 |
Tucson, AZ: Flying metal debris from an laboratory explosion at a missile plant injured four workers. More information |
Thursday
Dec 03 |
Lawrence, KS: A hydraulic machine used to compress scrap paper at a greeting card printing plant accidently crushed a workers leg. More information |
Thursday
Dec 03 |
Bombay, India: Sixteen workers were hurt, eight fatally, when a construction scaffolding gave way. More information |
Thursday
Dec 03 |
Gary, IN: A private contractor was hospitalized after being buried up to his neck in sand while he installed a sewer line. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 02 |
Moab, UT: Four workers were injured when a ruptured natural gas line exploded. The workers were laying a new gas line when the blast occurred. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 02 |
Tirana, Albania: Fire gutted a soft drink bottling plant. Firefighters battled the blaze for more than 10 hours. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 02 |
McGregor, TX: Police charge two juveniles with arson in a fire that destroyed a grain processing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 01 |
Miami, FL: Fire broke out as a jumbo jet airliner was being refueled from a tanker truck. A large fuel spill was also reported. More information |
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