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Tuesday
Nov 03 |
Fort McMurray, Alberta: A coker at an oil refinery was shut down for several days following a fire. More information |
Monday
Nov 02 |
Woodbury, MN: One worker died in a construction site accident when a load of steel rods being moved by a forklift fell and crushed him. More information |
Monday
Nov 02 |
San Antonio, TX: A 6,000-gallon fuel tank at an asphalt plant exploded, injuring one worker. The worker was welding the tank at the time of the blast. More information |
Sunday
Nov 01 |
Khanapara, India: At least ten people died and dozens were injured when an LPG tanker truck exploded. More information |
Thursday
Oct 29 |
Pusan, S. Korea: Fire broke out at a cold storage facility under construction, killing 21 workers and injuring 16. More information |
Thursday
Oct 29 |
Lowell, MA: One of four injured workers was in critical condition after an explosion at an automobile parts plant. The blast occurred in an industrial oven where a new process was being tested. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 28 |
Ibadan, Nigeria: At least 15 people died when a tanker truck crashed and burned. Spilled fuel touched off as many as 20 houses. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 27 |
Santa Catalina, Mexico: A pipeline leak released nearly 20,000 gallons of gasoline, forcing the evacuation of nearly 10,000 people. Authorities said the spill was triggered by thieves trying to steal fuel. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 27 |
Steelton, PA: A water department worker laying a sewer line died when a trench collapsed. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 27 |
Milton Keynes, UK: A worker escaped with minor burns despite falling into a vat of sulphuric acid. Fellow workers immediately used water to hose him down. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 27 |
Ferndale, MI: Four 55-gallon drums of xylene spilled in a truck accident, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes and businesses. More information |
Monday
Oct 26 |
Delaware City, DE: A sudden loss of power produced large clouds of soot from the smoke stacks of an oil refinery. More information |
Monday
Oct 26 |
Stone Bluff, OK: Workers battled a small blaze that broke out at the site of a chemical plant that was heavily damaged by fire last year. The fire was confined to a large steel container filled with hazardous material. More information |
Sunday
Oct 25 |
St. Goar, Germany: A tanker navigating the Rhine River collided with another ship, spilling as much as 60 tons of oil into the water. More information |
Saturday
Oct 24 |
Bryceland, LA: Seven workers were killed in an explosion and fire at a natural gas well site. It took a full day before emergency personnel could reach five of the bodies. More information |
Saturday
Oct 24 |
Fredericktown, OH: A plant that made axles for riding lawn mowers was destroyed by fire. The plant employed 150 people. More information |
Saturday
Oct 24 |
Fort Wright, KY: Dicyclopentadiene, a chemical used in plastics manufacturing, was accidentally released into the atmosphere from a chemical plant. The release was brought under control within 10 minutes with no health problems reported. More information |
Saturday
Oct 24 |
Berlin, MD: Nine thousand gallons of gasoline and diesel spilled when a tanker truck overturned, closing a U.S. highway for most of the day. More information |
Friday
Oct 23 |
Bristol, W.V.: A tanker truck carrying butyle acrylate collided with a logging truck and exploded in flames, killing both drivers. The fire closed an interstate highway for nearly three hours. More information |
Friday
Oct 23 |
Mandan, N.D.: An oil refinerys plant brigade extinguished a small fire in a crude oil unit within 25 minutes. More information |
Friday
Oct 23 |
Renton, WA: A temporary worker at a metal fabrication plant died when a stack of metal sheets weighing nearly a ton shifted and collapsed on him. More information |
Friday
Oct 23 |
Gulfport, MS: A worker at a natural gas plant lost an arm in an explosion that occurred while he was testing a meter loop. More information |
Thursday
Oct 22 |
Phoeniz, AZ: Firefighters choose to let an intense fire at a propane plant in northwest Phoenix burn itself out. The fire forced the closure of an interstate highway for three hours. More information |
Thursday
Oct 22 |
Auckland, New Zealand: An electrical transformer exploded injuring four workers. One of the workers who suffered severe burns was listed in critical condition. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 21 |
Oshawa, Ontario: A factory worker was hospitalized in critical condition after a piece of machinery snapped and struck her head. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 21 |
Uwchlan, PA: A concrete truck operator was killed when the remote-control boom on the vehicle brushed a 34,000-volt power line. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 20 |
Geelong, Australia: A $5 million project to replace a salt-water firewater system with fresh-water at an important oil refinery was announced. Company officials said the salt-water system was too corroded to be safe. Government authorities ordered the closure of the refinerys solvents operation the previous week. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 20 |
Nairobi, Kenya: Six factories in a single industrial district burned in a fire that spread from a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 20 |
San Francisco, CA: A tanker trailer separated from an 18-wheeler, spilling a load of sodium sulfate and other chemicals. The accident closed a major route into the city during morning rush hour. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 20 |
Clinton, PA: A warehouse at a chemical plant was destroyed by an explosion and fire. No injuries were reported. More information |
Sunday
Oct 18 |
Apawor, Nigeria: Nearly 700 people perished when a burst gasoline pipeline exploded. Nearly 2,000 people had gathered to scavenge fuel using pots and buckets. The fire following the blast burned for nearly a week. Vandalism and possibly terrorism is suspected. More information |
Sunday
Oct 18 |
Machuca, Columbia: At least 45 people died after political rebels sabotaged the countrys largest oil pipeline. Burning crude swept through two nearby villages. More information |
Sunday
Oct 18 |
Laurel, MT: A pipeline carrying diesel ruptured at an oil refinery leading to an explosion and fire. Only minor injuries were reported. More information |
Saturday
Oct 17 |
Igoumenitsa, Greece: Two seamen suffered minor injuries in an explosion and fire in a petroleum storage tank at a coastal port. The explosion happened after a tanker finished unloading gasoline at the port. More information |
Saturday
Oct 17 |
Nong Chok, Thailand: Five people died in a fire that destroyed a fireworks warehouse. More information |
Saturday
Oct 17 |
Falls City, TX: Flooding is blamed for a 13,000 gallon crude oil spill at a storage tank farm. Much of the oil reached a nearby creek. More information |
Friday
Oct 16 |
Trainer, PA: An explosion in a storage tank containing jet fuel rocked an oil refinery. Only minor injuries were reported. More information |
Friday
Oct 16 |
Inola, OK: A 20-year-old man who climbed the fence to enter a locked electrical substation was found electrocuted. The man apparently climbed onto the transformer and came into contact with a high-tension line. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 14 |
Lisbon, Portugal: Two men fishing near an oil refinery were overtaken by an explosion at the facility. One was killed and the other injured. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 14 |
Union Grove, WI: A waste processing plant specializing in the removal of mercury had its third fire in 21/2-months More information |
Wednesday
Oct 14 |
Biloxi, MS: An overturned tanker spilled nearly 1,000 gallons of diesel. Two interstate ramps were closed for nearly six hours to allow cleanup. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 13 |
Baltimore, MD: Five workers were injured in a chemical plant explosion, triggering a three-alarm fire. One injured worker fell 30 feet from a catwalk. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 13 |
Tultepec, Mexico: An explosion at a fireworks plant killed at least 16 people and smashed a four block area. At least 60 more people are missing. More information |
Monday
Oct 12 |
Midland, MI: Exposure to 2,4-dichlorophenol, a chemical used in herbicide, is being blamed for the sudden death of a chemical plant worker. More information |
Monday
Oct 12 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia: More than 2,900 gallons of gasoline spilled from an overturned tanker truck, forcing the evacuation of 150 nearby residents. More information |
Monday
Oct 12 |
Hagerstown, MD: Four workers were treated for breathing problems after an ammonia leak at an ice cream plant. More information |
Monday
Oct 12 |
Golden, British Columbia: A propane tanker exploded on the Trans-Canada Highway, igniting nearby cars and tractor-trailer rigs. Two truckers in another rig were seriously burned when the escaping vapor ignited. Both later died in a Calgary hospital. More information |
Monday
Oct 12 |
Carntown, KY: A chemist working in a building beneath a limestone storage silo died when the bottom of the silo gave way, burying him beneath nearly 600 tons of limestone gravel. More information |
Monday
Oct 12 |
Bay St. Louis, MS: One worker required surgery after being struck in the head in an unwitnessed accident. A noise like an explosion was reported. More information |
Monday
Oct 12 |
Rockford, IL: A tanker rig carrying 7,400 gallons of diesel fuel overturned. Some fuel leaked at the scene. More information |
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