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Final Report Released On: 07/15/2004
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Location: Louisville, KY
Final Report Released On: 03/12/2004
Company: D.D. Williamson and Co.
On the morning of April 11, 2003, one worker was killed at the D.D. Williamson food additive plant in Louisville, Kentucky, when a process vessel became overpressurized and failed catastrophicall...
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Location: Gnadenhutten, OH
Final Report Released On: 10/29/2003
Company: Catalyst Systems Inc.
On January 2, 2003, a vacuum dryer holding nearly 200 pounds of benzoyl peroxide exploded at the Catalyst Systems Inc. production facility in Gnadenhutten, Ohio. Employees were in the process of ...
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Location: Pascgoula, MS
Final Report Released On: 10/15/2003
Company: First Chemical Corporation
On October 13, 2002, a violent explosion occurred in a chemical distillation tower at First Chemical Corporation in Pascagoula, Mississippi, sending heavy debris over a wide area. Three workers i...
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Location: New York , NY
Final Report Released On: 09/30/2003
Company: Kaltech Industries
On April 25, 2002, an explosion occurred at Kaltech Industries, a sign manufacturer in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, injuring 36 people seriously enough to seek hospital treatment, i...
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Location: Cincinnati, OH
Final Report Released On: 09/17/2003
Company: Environmental Enterprises
On December 11, 2002, one maintenance employee was overcome when he inhaled hydrogen sulfide gas from a waste processing vessel at Environmental Enterprises, a hazardous waste treatment company i...
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Location: Rosharon, TX
Final Report Released On: 09/17/2003
Company: BLSR Operating Ltd.
On January 13, 2003, a vapor cloud fire erupted at the BLSR Operating Ltd. oilfield waste disposal facility near Rosharon, Texas, south of Houston. The fire occurred as two vacuum trucks were del...
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