Explosion at Kleen plant in Middletown-several fatalities?

Sunday, Feb07,2010 -Middletown, CT There was a big explosion and fire at the Kleen power plant in Middletown, Connecticut, that may have had several fatalities. More than 100 divisions of Police, Fire department and other Emergency services were responded to the accident. The injured were being shifted to hospitals and emergency care facilities by helicopters. … Read more

Urgent Gas Code Recommendations to be considered by CSB

UPDATED 9 p.m. February 4 – On a 2-1 vote, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board tonight approved urgent safety recommendations on gas purging safety at a public meeting in Raleigh, following extensive testimony and public comment.  The draft recommendations, which were approved as presented by the staff without amendment, urged the National Fire Protection Association … Read more

Laboratory Explosion at Texas Tech-CSB to investigate

Washington, DC, January 19, 2010 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) will investigate the causes of a January 7 explosion that severely injured a graduate student at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, the CSB announced today. University officials told the CSB the accident occurred in the chemistry department during the handling of a … Read more

ConAgra Slim Jim plant Fatal explosion-CSB to hold public hearing

Washington, DC, January 14, 2010 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today announced that it will be holding a public meeting on Thursday, February 4, 2010, in Raleigh, North Carolina, to present preliminary findings from its investigation of the June 9, 2009, natural gas explosion and ammonia release at the ConAgra Food Slim Jim … Read more

Hydrogen Sulfide leak at Texas oilfield kills one and injures others

Jan11, Garden City, TX- One worker was killed and three others were injured in a Texas gas processing plant, probably due to a leakage of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) gas. The accident ocurred at an oilfield site in Glasscock county. They were all working atop a tank battery when apparently one of them fell down,  the … Read more