March 2005
Underlined Date Denotes Fatality Incident
Tuesday the 1st
Beaumont,TX: A carbonyl scrubber in an ethylene unit was over-pressured and caused in the relief valve to lift at a chemical plant.
Tuesday the 1st
El Paso,TX: A fire broke out at an oil refinery and caused a hydrogen reformer to shut down.
Wednesday the 2nd
Cheshire,UK: One worker was splashed when a tanker carrying N-butyl chloride developed a leak at a chemical plant.
Wednesday the 2nd
Albany,OR:A fire broke out at a burlap bag manufacturing plant and resulted in many residents losing power.
Thursday the 3rd
Levelland,TX: A hot oil tanker exploded injuring 1 worker.
Thursday the 3rd
Shreveport,LA: A fire broke out after hydrocarbons leaked from a flange at a petroleum refinery.
Friday the 4th
North Sean,Norway: An oil refinery shut down production after a condensate leak was found.
Saturday the 5th
Borger,TX: About 5,000 pounds of carbon monoxide and 100 pounds of ammonia were released when a boiler unit had to be shut down at an oil refinery.
Sunday the 6th
South Warwickshire,UK: A sand-like substance measuring 600 degrees Celsius spilled on acetylene cylinders at a cement factory.
Sunday the 6th
Juron Island,Singapore: A worker suffered second-degree burns to his body after a flash fire broke out in a five-story concrete silo.
Sunday the 6th
Jurong Island,Singapore: A worker was killed when a 3-ton container fell on him at an oil refinery.
Sunday the 6th
Salt Lake City,UT: It was suspected that a liner inside the tank of a rail car failed causing a mixture of acids to leak resulting in the evacuation of residents.
Monday the 7th
S. Yorkshire,UK: An ethyl acrylate leak at a plastics plant caused residents to become ill.
Monday the 7th
Napa County,CA: About 10,000 gallons of ferric chloride liquid leaked from a tank due to a corroded valve at a water treatment plant.
Monday the 7th
Taunton,MA: A supplier accidentally pumped sodium hydroxide into the wrong tank resulting in a sodium hydroxide spill.
Monday the 7th
Texas City,TX: An expansion joint leak caused a styrene unit to be shut down for repairs at a chemical plant.
Monday the 7th
Houston,TX:Gas was released to the flare system of a gas plant after a compressor shut down.
Monday the 7th
Ross-Pickaway,OH: Methyl methacrylate monomer spilled on a state highway after a tanker truck crashed.
Tuesday the 8th
Roxana,IL: A fire broke out in a crude distillation unit at an oil refinery.
Tuesday the 8th
Port Neches,TX: An explosion and fire broke out after an ethylene oxide railcar filter ruptured.
Tuesday the 8th
West Covina,CA: About 200 people were evacuated after a freight train derailed and spilled propylene glycol.
Tuesday the 8th
Rawalpindi,Pakistan: An ammonia gas leak caused the compressor of an air conditioning plant to explode resulting in the injury of at least 7 people.
Wednesday the 9th
Guwahati,India: A fire at a packing and raw materials manufacturing company caused the factory to temporarily stop production.
Wednesday the 9th
Bakersfield, CA: 2 workers were injured when hydrochloric acid spilled at an oil company.
Thursday the 10th
Karachi,Pakistan: A navy oil tanker exploded during routine maintenance killing at least six people and injured 95 others.
Friday the 11th
Ust-Balyk,Russia: Corrosion caused petroleum to spill at an oilfield resulting in 249 wells being shut down.
Friday the 11th
Truro,RI: A failed coupling released potassium hydroxide at a water treatment plant and sent three employees to the hospital.
Friday the 11th
Carlisle,UK: A chemical mixture of water, sodium cyanide, and zinc cyanide spilled into the drain system of a plating plant, resulting in the decontamination of two employees.
Saturday the 12th
Sydney,Australia: Over 100 fire fighters worked to control a blaze at a furniture factory for more than 26 hours.
Sunday the 13th
Melbourne,Australia: About 50 firefighters responded to a chemical fire that broke out at an automotive factory.
Monday the 14th
Adina,OH:A hopper on a tractor trailer was damaged during a turn causing the truck to leak about 15 tons of calcium oxide.
Monday the 14th
Fort Saskatchewan,Canada: Investigators worked to determine what caused a tank to leak styrene and ethyl-benzene at a chemical plant.
Tuesday the 15th
Veracruz,Mexico: A corroded pipeline ruptured and spilled about 1,300 gallons of crude oil.
Tuesday the 15th
Wales,UK: Residents advised to stay indoors when a fire erupted after chemicals began exploding at a pharmaceutical packaging plant.
Wednesday the 16th
Patna,India: A fire caused major damage to a soda bottling plant.
Wednesday the 16th
Reno,NV: A rural highway was closed after a truck carrying 23,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate and blasting caps overturned.
Thursday the 17th
Vinton,TX: A fire broke out at a plastics factory resulting in the evacuation of nearby residents.
Thursday the 17th
King George,UK: Firefighters were busy battling a fire that broke out at a pickle factory resulting in a roof collapse.
Friday the 18th
Sussex, WI: Fire officials extinguished a fire that ignited inside a 30-gallon drum containing celogen and diop.
Saturday the 19th
Delaware City,DE: A broken pipe at a refinery spilled over 528 gallons of ethylene glycol.
Saturday the 19th
Kanksha,India: A tanker carrying about 3,200 gallons of diesel overturned and caught fire after it collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction.
Sunday the 20th
Buffalo, NY: 4 railroad cars derailed resulting in a ruptured valve causing about 1,000 gallons of propylene tetramer to spill.
Sunday the 20th
Presidio,Mexico: 6 freight cars derailed causing about 200 gallons of sodium hydroxide to spill.
Sunday the 20th
Adelaide,Australia: A fire at a cardboard carton factory caused $1 million damage and forced firefighters to retreat due to a series of explosions.
Sunday the 20th
Delaware City,DE: A fire broke out in a pump used to move finished products through pipes at a refinery.
Monday the 21st
Dearborn,MI: At least 12 people were injured when molten steel sloshed out of a container on a transport vehicle at a steel plant causing the tires on the vehicle to catch fire and explode.
Monday the 21st
Melbourne,Australia: A machine containing about 15kg of magnesium malfunctioned and caught fire at a flare factory.
Monday the 21st
Baltimore,MD: A fire broke out at an asphalt plant after about 23,000 gallons of hot asphalt spilled on the base of a smoke stack.
Monday the 21st
Devens,MA: Gases expelled from a container of sodium hydroborate caused an explosion at a pharmaceutical research center.
Monday the 21st
Portland,OR: 2 workers were injured after an ammonia leak was discovered at a brewery.
Monday the 21st
Sydney Australia: A chemical spilled into an internal drain resulting in the evacuation of employees at a waste treatment plant.
Tuesday the 22nd
Texas City,TX: A furnace valve caught fire and was quickly extinguished inside the area that boosts the octane level of gasoline at an oil refinery.
Tuesday the 22nd
Leominster,MA: Investigators were unable to pinpoint the cause of a blast that occurred during research operations at a polycarbon plant that resulted in the injury of 1 worker.
Tuesday the 22nd
Hessen,Germany: Tetrahydrothiopen spilled at a natural gas odorizing plant.
Wednesday the 23rd
Off Goa,India: An iron-ore barge collided with an anchored bulk carrier due to rough seas and caused the carrier’s oil tank to spill 110 tons of oil in the sea.
Wednesday the 23rd
Texas City,TX:15 people were killed and at least 100 others injured when an isomerization unit exploded at an oil refinery.
Thursday the 24th
Huntington,WV: About 50,000 pounds of sulfuric acid leaked from a hose transferring the chemical from a rail car to a manufacturing plant.
Thursday the 24th
LaPorte,IA: Emergency responders worked to control a hydrogen fire that broke out at a cryogenic manufacturing plant.
Thursday the 24th
Glasgow,UK: A transformer caught fire and spread to a boiler house area during tests on a new piece of machinery at a pump manufacturing company.
Friday the 25th
San Antonio,TX: Residents were advised to stay indoors while emergency officials worked to clean up a chlordane spill.
Friday the 25th
Port of Tema,Ghana: Thirteen crew members aboard a Greek fishing boat were killed after it caught fire and destroyed a major oil refinery pipeline.
Friday the 25th
El Dorado,KS: After a maintenance shutdown, a tubing connection on a gas oil hydro heater at a refinery became disconnected spraying oil on one worker who suffered serious burns.
Saturday the 26th
Woodbridge,NJ: A truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline overturned and exploded on a turnpike, killing the driver.
Sunday the 27th
Brunswick,CA: A large container of methyl hydrogen siloxane exploded and caught fire at a drywall plant.
Sunday the 27th
Danville,KY: A fire that started in a glass furnace damaged a light manufacturing plant.
Sunday the 27th
East County,TX: A nonflammable mixture bubbled out of the ground after an underground pipe carrying an oil and gas mixture ruptured at an oil refinery.
Monday the 28th
Ball Ground, GA: An explosion occurred at a poultry plant resulting in the injury of 1 employee.
Monday the 28th
Port Arthur, TX: A pinhole leak in the discharge hose of a portable tank containing sodium hydride reacted with water, and released hydrogen that ignited and exploded at a waste management plant.
Monday the 28th
Okara,Pakistan: A boiler at a rice mill exploded resulting tin the deaths of two employees and the injury of eight others.
Tuesday the 29th
Beijing,China: At least 28 people were killed after a truck carrying 35 tons of a chemical crashed into a cargo truck causing chlorine gas to drift into villages.
Tuesday the 29th
Camrose,Canada: Fire officials worked to extinguish a fire at a pipe plant after a blaze ignited in a machine that coats pipe with foam.
Tuesday the 29th
Cuyahoga Heights,OH: About 6 departments worked to extinguish a fire that erupted at a motor transit company.
Tuesday the 29th
Fair Hill,MD: An explosion that destroyed a filter bag manufacturing plant took firefighters an hour to control.
Tuesday the 29th
Marengo, IL: Employees were treated after a chemical reaction at a pork plant resulted in the release of toxic fumes.
Tuesday the 29th
Wales,UK: A fire broke out at a plastics packaging factory causing the evacuation of nearby primary schools.
Tuesday the 29th
Higashiizu, Japan: A 999 ton tanker containing 700 tons of LPG went off course and ran aground after the navigator on duty fell asleep.
Tuesday the 29th
Goldsmith, TX: A lack of boiler feed water sent sour gas into the pipeline system at a gas plant after it had stopped processing gas.
Tuesday the 29th
Lockhart,TX: Sodium carbonate spilled after 14 cars on a freight train derailed.
Tuesday the 29th
Essex,UK: Boiling water sprayed from a vent at a soft drink factory causing 1e employee to suffer serious burns.
Tuesday the 29th
Hilton,Africa: A split in the tank of a truck caused aluminum sulfate to leak resulting in the closure of part of a major road.
Tuesday the 29th
Jammu,India: A truck driver using a welder to repair the empty rear section of a gasoline tanker caused an explosion that killed 1 person and injured 2 others.
Wednesday the 30th
Columbia,SC: 1 employee was killed in an explosion and fire at an adhesives plant.
Wednesday the 30th
Hopkinsville,KY: A filtration system on the roof of an industrial plant caught on fire from a welding spark.
Wednesday the 30th
Mobile,AL: A tanker truck overturned leaking about 400 gallons of ethyl chloride from its 5,000 gallon load, resulting in the closure of a major interstate highway.
Thursday the 31st
Saint-Just-Saint Rambert,France: A machine used to press detergent tablets caused a fire which created smoke with a high level of chlorine.
Thursday the 31st
Wakayama,Japan: A hydrogen peroxide solution leaked from a valve causing 5 employees to become ill at a plum and pickles manufacturing plant.
Thursday the 31st
Trelawny,Jamaica: Machinery exploded at a sugar factory killing 1 person and injuring 2 others.
