Incident Occurred On: 06/11/2025 On June 11, 2025, at approximately 8:15 a.m., local time, the Austin Powder facility in McArthur, Ohio, experienced an accidental release of nitrogen oxides and nitric acid from an acid s... full Investigation details
On June 11, 2025, at approximately 8:15 a.m., local time, the Austin Powder facility in McArthur, Ohio, experienced an accidental release of nitrogen oxides and nitric acid from an acid s
Location: Monaca , PA Incident Occurred On: 06/04/2025 On June 4, 2025, at approximately 2:19 p.m. local time, the Shell Polymers Monaca facility experienced an accidental release of butadiene and benzene from the ethane cracking unit. The inciden... full Investigation details
On June 4, 2025, at approximately 2:19 p.m. local time, the Shell Polymers Monaca facility experienced an accidental release of butadiene and benzene from the ethane cracking unit. The inciden
Location: Louisville , KY Incident Occurred On: 11/12/2024 A massive explosion on November 12, 2024, at the Givaudan Sense Colour facility in Louisville, KY, fatally injured t... full Investigation details
A massive explosion on November 12, 2024, at the Givaudan Sense Colour facility in Louisville, KY, fatally injured t
Location: Deer Park, TX Incident Occurred On: 10/10/2024 October 10, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a hydrogen sulfide release occurred at the PEMEX Deer Park facility’s amine recovery unit while workers were attempting to remove an isolati... full Investigation details
October 10, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a hydrogen sulfide release occurred at the PEMEX Deer Park facility’s amine recovery unit while workers were attempting to remove an isolati
Location: Conyers, GA Incident Occurred On: 09/29/2024 At approximately 5 am on September 29, 2024 the fire department was called to respond to smoke observed at Bio-Lab Inc's Conyers facility. By 6:40 a.m., flames were visibly seen ... full Investigation details
At approximately 5 am on September 29, 2024 the fire department was called to respond to smoke observed at Bio-Lab Inc's Conyers facility. By 6:40 a.m., flames were visibly seen
Location: Sterling, VA Incident Occurred On: 07/31/2024 A July 31, 2024, ammonia release at Cuisine Solutions, Inc., a food processing facility in Loudon County, VA led to forty people being evaluated at local hospitals. O... full Investigation details
A July 31, 2024, ammonia release at Cuisine Solutions, Inc., a food processing facility in Loudon County, VA led to forty people being evaluated at local hospitals. O
Location: Plaquemine, LA Incident Occurred On: 07/14/2023 On July 14, 2023, at approximately 9:15 p.m., multiple explosions occurred in the Dow Louisiana Operations Glycol II Ethylene Oxide Finishing unit in Plaquemine, Louisiana. This inci... full Investigation details
On July 14, 2023, at approximately 9:15 p.m., multiple explosions occurred in the Dow Louisiana Operations Glycol II Ethylene Oxide Finishing unit in Plaquemine, Louisiana.
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Final Report Released On: 06/03/2025 On May 30, 20254 a worker at a liquid nitriding facility in Chattanooga was fatally injured following a chemical release/eruption of chemicals from a process... full Investigation details
On May 30, 20254 a worker at a liquid nitriding facility in Chattanooga was fatally injured following a chemical release/eruption of chemicals from a process
Location: Geismar, LA Final Report Released On: 05/27/2025 A heat exchanger rupture resulted in the release of hydrogen fluoride (HF) gas, chlorine gas, and various other process fluids. No injurie... full Investigation details
A heat exchanger rupture resulted in the release of hydrogen fluoride (HF) gas, chlorine gas, and various other process fluids. No injurie
Location: Martinez, CA Final Report Released On: 03/13/2025 The incident involved a fire event at the Hydrodeoxygenation Unit recycle furnace. One operator sustained serious burn injures as a result of the fire. ... full Investigation details
The incident involved a fire event at the Hydrodeoxygenation Unit recycle furnace. One operator sustained serious burn injures as a result of the fire.
Study Released On: 07/25/2024 Over the last several years, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has reviewed and investigated numerous incidents where the consequences escalated following a lo... full Investigation details
Over the last several years, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has reviewed and investigated numerous incidents where the consequences escalated following a lo
Location: Oregon, OH Final Report Released On: 06/24/2024 At about 6:46 p.m. on September 20, 2022, an accidental release of flamma... full Investigation details
At about 6:46 p.m. on September 20, 2022, an accidental release of flamma
Location: Burleson County , TX Final Report Released On: 12/26/2023 On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, a gas well explosion fatally injured three contractors. The gas well was operated by... full Investigation details
On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, a gas well explosion fatally injured three contractors. The gas well was operated by
Location: Crosby, TX Final Report Released On: 12/21/2023 A fire and explosion at the KMCO custom chemical processing and speciality chemical manufacturing facility caused one fatality and multiple injuries. ... full Investigation details
A fire and explosion at the KMCO custom chemical processing and speciality chemical manufacturing facility caused one fatality and multiple injuries.