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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 |
Friday
Jun 30 |
Philadelphia, PA: A leakingpipe carrying heated gasoline exploded at a refinery, injuring one and closing down anexpressway. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 28 |
Bristol Township, PA: Vaporfrom a 21/2 gallon trichlorosilene spill resulted in a shelter-in-place order for nearbyresidents. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 28 |
Lahore, Pakistan:Ananhydrous ammonia leak and fire at a cold storage facility killed one worker and injuredabout 24 others. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 28 |
Huntington, IN: A flash fireat an air conditioning plant burned one worker on over 25 percent of his body. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 28 |
Silsbee, TX: A fire in theconveyor system forced a temporary shutdown at a specialty siding plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 27 |
Caldwell, ID: A worker in amilk products plant was trying to shut a leaky valve when he was severely burned by frigidliquid ammonia. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 27 |
Collierville, TN: Fire brokeout in a booth used for electrostatic painting at an air conditioning plant. More information |
Monday
Jun 26 |
Pittsboro, IN:A workerat a steel plant died after being crushed under the wheels of a heavy crane. More information |
Monday
Jun 26 |
Columbus, OH: A fire at apaint plant caused the evacuation of about 150 plant employees. More information |
Sunday
Jun 25 |
Al-Ahmedi, Kuwait:Arefinery explosion and fire killed five people and injured 50. More information |
Friday
Jun 23 |
Amarillo, TX: A two-story coneof fiberglass resulted when a vat at a manufacturing plant leaked. Fire spread due to theheated material. More information |
Thursday
Jun 22 |
Brandenburg, KY: Seven workerswere injured in an explosion in the nitrogen unit of a chemical plant. More information |
Thursday
Jun 22 |
Franklin, IN: A welding torchwas in use when a small fire broke out at an automotive plant. More information |
Monday
Jun 19 |
Socorro, N.M: A fire at a tirerecyling plant sent thick into the air. More information |
Monday
Jun 19 |
Wilder, KY: A fire in a stripmill conveyor system temporary shut down a steel plant. More information |
Saturday
Jun 17 |
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec: Ablaze at an empty chemical plant resulted in the evacuation of 8,000 residents. More information |
Friday
Jun 16 |
Colton, CA: Seventeen railroadcars derailed, setting two tankers on fire and creating a haz-mat situation. More information |
Friday
Jun 16 |
Greensburo, N.C.: Fire brokeout in a polyurethane foam manufacturing plant, sending waves of noxious fumes into theair. More information |
Thursday
Jun 15 |
Middleton, WI: Dimethylanilinespilled in several locations from a package at a national shipping service. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 13 |
Cincinnati, OH: Six workerswere treated for smoke inhalation after a flash fire at a valve-molding plant. More information |
Monday
Jun 12 |
Darien, CT:A 10,000gallon tanker truck carrying hydrochloric acid rolled over, killing at least one personand triggering evacuations. More information |
Saturday
Jun 10 |
Tokyo, Japan: A chemical plantnorth of the city was hit by explosions that left four dead and 27 injured. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 07 |
Blackman Township, MI: Anunderground pipeline ruptured, spilling thousands of gallons of gasoline into a nearbydrain that carried it to the Grand River. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 06 |
Avon, CA: A fire at a refineryresulted in minor injuries for two workers. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 06 |
Winston-Salem, N.C.: Fireignited inside an unused fume eliminator being dismantled at a dyeing and finishing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 06 |
Crossroads, KY: Nearly onemillion gallons of water and many truckloads of diret failed to extinguish a sawdust fireat a pallet plant. More information |
Monday
Jun 05 |
Morgantown, N.C.:A blast at a graphiteindustrial plant left one worker dead and two injured. More information |
Wednesday
May 31 |
Harlan Township, OH: A fire and explosion inside a wood chipper dryer at a manufacturing plant injured 11 people, including 10 firefighters. More information |
Wednesday
May 31 |
Crawfordsville, IN: Some water hit hot rock in a steel plant, causing an explosion. More information |
Wednesday
May 31 |
Buffalo, NY: Six people were treated after an oleum release at a chemcial plant. More information |
Tuesday
May 30 |
Hartford, CT: The supervisor of the water pollution control authority died after he accidentally fell head-first down a 20-foot shaft. More information |
Monday
May 29 |
Milwaukee, WI: A heating-oil tank caught fire, forcing police to close the Hoan Bridge. More information |
Monday
May 29 |
Olathe, CO: A fire at a waferboard plant sent flames 30 feet into the air and tied up three fire departments. More information |
Sunday
May 28 |
Ignace, Ontario: A section of natural gas pipeline ruptured during pressure testing. More information |
Saturday
May 27 |
Eunice, LA: A train carrying acrylic acid and dichloropropane derailed and some of the cars burned, causing concern that fire might spread to the cars containing the flammable chemicals. More information |
Saturday
May 27 |
Akron, OH: Just a week after a vapor fire caused an explosion that injured two workers, three more workers were injured under similar circumstances at the same paint and varnish plant. The second blast caused damages in excess of $1 million. More information |
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