20th Oct 2016- Ludwigshafen, Germany – Divers today fished out a body from the Rhine river, which could be the third fatality of the explosion accident that took place at the BASF site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The body is yet to be identified. Six people were injured in the accident and saw huge plumes of … Read more
October 19, 2016, Baton Rouge, LA — Today the CSB released its final report into the June 13, 2013, explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins Plant in Geismar, Louisiana, which killed two employees. The report concludes that process safety management (PSM) program deficiencies at the Williams Geismar plant during the 12 years leading to … Read more
Washington, DC, August 30, 2016 — After the fatal explosion at the Airgas facility in Florida, an investigative team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the scene. The Airgas facility is located next to the Ascend Performance Materials plant in Cantonment, Florida, outside Pensacola. The facility has a chemical manufacturing plant … Read more
June 21, 2016– A crane has collapsed at the Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance, CA at about 09:30 hours and three persons have been reported injured as reported by the Santa Monica Observer here. The 300 tonne crane was being used for lifting a reactor top in the refinery, when the accident occurred. The refinery … Read more
April 21, 2016- A massive explosion and toxic vapor cloud were reported from the site of a petrochemicals manufacturing plant which is part of PEMEX in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. The plant is part of Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo, or PMV, a vinyl petrochemical plant that is a joint venture between Pemex’s petrochemical unit and a … Read more
