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Thursday
Feb 04 |
Coos Bay, OR: A cargo ship carrying 140,000 gallons of oil and diesel ran aground in heavy surf. With no hope of salvage and bad weather closing in, officials opted to ignite the oil and burn it off rather than risk a spill that could pollute the coastline. (For details, check the -April 1999 issue of IFW.) More information |
Tuesday
Feb 02 |
Warwick, R.I.: An explosion in an industrial furnace at a wire manufacturing plant injured one worker. The plant remained in operation. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 02 |
East Brunswick, N.J.: A security guard on duty at a closed brewery suffered extensive second- and third-degree burns when he touched a live power line. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 02 |
Chicago, IL: A stack of pallets at a plastics factory caught fire, causing heavy smoke. More information |
Monday
Feb 01 |
Dearborn, MI: Six workers died as the result of a boiler explosion and fire that destroyed the powerhouse for a major automobile manufacturing complex. More information |
Monday
Feb 01 |
Weymouth, PA: Nearly 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled in a tanker truck rollover that occurred in a residential area. More information |
Monday
Feb 01 |
Newark, N.J.: An overturned tanker truck spilled only 100 gallons of its 7,000 gallons of fuel. Haz mat operations forced the closure of several busy traffic arteries. More information |
Monday
Feb 01 |
Little Falls, N.J.: A hydrochloric acid spill forced the evacuation of a telephone company field office. No injuries were reported. More information |
Thursday
Jan 28 |
Edson, Alberta: Two workers at a gas service rig were burned in afire after an explosion near some storage tanks. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 27 |
Taylor, British Columbia: A series of explosion engulfed natural gas plant forcing the evacuation of more than 1,000 nearby residents. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 27 |
East Allen Township, PA: A contractor cleaning a silo at a cement plant died when cement caked to the silos wall came loose and buried him. Investigators found that the contractor did not have required certification and had failed to use safety equipment. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 26 |
Davie, FL: A diesel-laden tanker truck exploded in flames after colliding with two other vehicles and overturning. The tanker driver and one other person were killed. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 26 |
Rockville, MD: A worker using a drill to obtain soil samples was critically injured when electricity arced from a power line to a 40-foot pipe driven into the ground. The fuel tank on a nearby truck exploded. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 26 |
Long Beach, CA: Flames destroyed a vitamin manufacturing plant. Firefighters needed nearly four hours to bring the fire under control. More information |
Monday
Jan 25 |
Berrien Springs, IN: Three workers were injured in an explosion that blew a hole through the floor of a tool and die plant. Water made contact with molten aluminum, triggering the blast. More information |
Monday
Jan 25 |
Columbus, OH: Firefighters evacuated a trucking company on the report that a toxic chemical was leaking. More information |
Sunday
Jan 24 |
Akron, OH: A chemical fire at an industrial adhesives plant took nearly two hours to bring under control. Workers were evacuated from the plant. More information |
Sunday
Jan 24 |
Union Township, OH: A tanker truck sideswiped by a passenger car spilled more than 500 gallons of gasoline that seeped into a nearby stream. The wreck closed an interstate highway for almost 12 hours. More information |
Saturday
Jan 23 |
Dong guam, Taiwan: Heavy toxic fumes from a fire at plastics plant are blamed for 14 worker deaths. More information |
Friday
Jan 22 |
Bridgeport, AL: Utility employees were at work on natural gas pipeline when escaping gas exploded, leveling three downtown buildings and killing three. More information |
Thursday
Jan 21 |
Union Township, OH: A construction worker was crushed to death when a three ton piece of concrete fell. The worker was cutting a doorway through the concrete wall when it collapsed. More information |
Thursday
Jan 21 |
Columbus, Ohio: A supervisor at a plant that makes wax-based water repellant was killed when a machine he was working on exploded. A part from the machine struck him in the chest. More information |
Thursday
Jan 21 |
Rock land, MA: Three workers were burned in an explosion in the mixing room for a plant that manufacturers industrial adhesives. More information |
Thursday
Jan 21 |
Grand Prairie: Rescue personnel saved a construction worker who fell 25 feet, becoming lodged in a concrete pipe. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 20 |
Evans, GA: A printing plant shut down for several hours after a fire involving one of the presses. One worker was treated for smoke inhalation. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 20 |
Roanoke, VA: A foundry worker was killed on the job from head injuries sustained while working on a press. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 20 |
Los Angeles, CA: Emergency personnel rescued a construction worker who was buried alive for nearly eight hours after a trench collapse. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 20 |
Ravening, OH: A trench collapse buried the owner of a construction company up to his chest in mud for nearly two hours. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 20 |
Carrollton, MI: A worker found himself buried up to the chest for nearly an hour when a salt pile he was working on suddenly shifted. The worker was standing beside a front end loader he was using when the accident occurred. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 19 |
Lake Geneva, WI: Nearby residents were evacuated after a collision between a tanker truck and a passenger vehicle resulted in propane leaking from the truck. More information |
Monday
Jan 18 |
Plaquemine, LA: A gas line explosion cut service to many area residents. A road construction crew was working at the site where the explosion occurred. More information |
Monday
Jan 18 |
Avon, CN: A construction worker was hospitalized after the forklift he was operating hit a propane tank, igniting it. More information |
Sunday
Jan 17 |
Olney, MD: A fire and explosion at an electrical substation knocked out power to more than 70,000 homes and businesses. More information |
Sunday
Jan 17 |
Clovis, CA: Fire broke out in the compressor room of a packinghouse, releasing ammonia and causing major damage. Firefighters kept the fire from spreading to storage areas for frozen peaches. More information |
Saturday
Jan 16 |
Lancaster, PA: Fire destroyed a barrel-making factory where hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide were stored. The fire snarled morning rush hour traffic and cut electrical power to much of the surrounding neighborhood. More information |
Friday
Jan 15 |
Green Oak, MI: Two firefighters and a utility worker were injured in a series of natural gas explosions. One house was destroyed and a resident killed. More information |
Friday
Jan 15 |
Oakland, MN: A municipal water system pump house was destroyed byan explosion. Three firefighters were treated for exposure to chlorine gas. More information |
Thursday
Jan 14 |
Oswego, N.Y.: A brief fire broke out among hydrogen tanks near the electric turbine of a nuclear power plant. The emergency was not sufficient to merit shutting down the reactor. However, federal authorities later ruled that diesel generators on the site should have been shut down. More information |
Thursday
Jan 14 |
Albuquerque, N.M.: A tanker truck overturned shutting down an interstate highway overnight. The 8,700 gallons of fuel was transferred to another vehicle without incident. More information |
Thursday
Jan 14 |
Cedar Falls, IO: Two workers at a utility plant were listed instable condition after being injured by a flash fire. More information |
Thursday
Jan 14 |
Tipton, U.K.: Firefighters were called in to help rescue a worker at a rubber factory whose hand became tangled in machinery. Four fingers on the workers left hand were crushed. More information |
Thursday
Jan 14 |
Fayetteville, AR: The EPA is supervising a two-month project to remove toxic waste and hazardous material left behind when an electroplating company closed two years ago. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 13 |
Smackover, AR: Three workers trying to fix a leaking valve on a storage tank containing naphtha were killed in an explosion at an oil refinery. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 13 |
Napoleon, OH: At least five workers were injured when the snow-laden roof of a food processing plant collapsed. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 13 |
West Allis, WI: At least two workers at a steel plant were overcome by smoke when a brief fire erupted in the plants boiler room. Firefighters reported problems finding fire hydrants buried in the deep snow. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 13 |
Bangor, ME: A fire at a wholesale bakery plant caused minor damage. The fire was traced to a vent pipe above a large oven. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 13 |
South Plainfield, N.J.: About 200 people were evacuated when propane-laden tanker truck overturned and ruptured. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 12 |
Chicago, IL: Three workers died from electrocution when a crane in use at a rail yard struck an overhead power line. One of the workers was killed trying to rescue the other two. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 12 |
Marieville, Quebec: Two workers at a metal fasteners plant were killed in an explosion on the roof of the facility. The two were trying to thaw pipes at the time of the explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 12 |
Hollywood, FL: A worker using a sausage machine at a meat processing plant died when he was pulled into a grinder. Witnesses report that the machine snagged the workers lab coat. More information |
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