Completed Investigations

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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Final Report Released On: 10/08/2002

In August 2000, following its investigation of a serious reactive incident at Morton International, the Board initiated a comprehensive review of reactive hazards nationwide. The purpose of th...
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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: 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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