Completed Investigations

Location: Allentown, PA
Final Report Released On: 02/01/2002
Company: Concept Sciences Inc.
On February 19, 1999, a process vessel containing several hundred pounds of hydroxylamine exploded at the Concept Sciences Inc. production facility near Allentown, Pennsylvania. Employees were di...
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Location: Chesterton, IN
Final Report Released On: 12/06/2001
Company: Bethlehem Steel Corporation
On February 2, 2001, a fire occurred at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Burns Harbor mill in Chesterton, Indiana. One Bethlehem Steel millwright and one contractor supervisor died. Four Bethlehem S...
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Final Report Released On: 08/28/2001
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) issues this Safety Bulletin to focus attention on the need for systematically managing the safety effects of process changes in the c...
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Location: Martinez, CA
Final Report Released On: 03/21/2001
Company: Tosco Corporation

On February 23, 1999, a fire occurred in the crude unit at Tosco Corporation. Avon oil refinery in Martinez, California. Workers were attempting to replace piping attached to a 150-foot-tall f...
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Location: Pitkin, LA
Final Report Released On: 09/21/2000
Company: Sonat Exploration Co.
At approximately 6:15 p.m. on March 4, 1998, a catastrophic vessel failure and fire occurred near Pitkin, Louisiana, at the Temple 22-1 Common Point Separation Facility owned by Sonat Exploration...
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Location: Patterson, NJ
Final Report Released On: 08/16/2000
Company: Morton International Inc.
On April 8, 1998, an explosion and fire occurred during the production of Automate Yellow 96 Dye at the Morton International Inc. plant in Paterson, New Jersey. The explosion and fire were the co...
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Location: Albert City, IA
Final Report Released On: 06/23/1999
Company: Herrig Brothers
On April 9, 1998, an 18,000-gallon propane tank exploded at the Herrig Brothers farm in Albert City, Iowa. The explosion killed two volunteer firefighters and injured seven other emergency respon...
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