Kleen Energy Power Plant Explosion-CSB deploys investigation team

Washington, DC, February 7, 2010 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying a seven-person team to the site of a fatal explosion at the Kleen Energy Plant in Middletown, Connecticut. The team is expected on site midday on Monday, February 8. According to media reports, the explosion at approximately 11:30 a.m. resulted in … Read more

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

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