Completed Investigations

Location: West Carrollton, OH
Final Report Released On: 07/21/2010
Company: Veolia Environmental Services
On May 4, 2009, flammable vapors were suddenly released into the atmosphere. The vapors found an ignition source, leading to an explosion and fire that seriously injured two workers and damaged ...
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Location: Middletown, CT
Final Report Released On: 06/28/2010
Company: Kleen Energy
Six workers were fatally injured during a planned work activity to clean debris from natural gas pipes at Kleen Energy in Middletown, CT. To remove the debris, workers used natural gas at a high ...
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Location: Garner, NC
Final Report Released On: 02/04/2010
Company: ConAgra Foods
On the afternoon of June 9, 2009, 4 workers were fatally injured and dozens of others were injured when an explosion occurred at the ConAgra Foods facility in Garner, North Carolina. ...
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Location: Ghent, WV
Final Report Released On: 09/25/2008
Company: Little General Store
Four people were killed and five others were seriously injured when propane vapors from a storage tank ignited and exploded at the Little General convenience store and gas station in Ghent, West ...
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Location: Bellwood, IL
Final Report Released On: 04/10/2007
Company: Universal Form Clamp
One fatality and five injuries resulted from an explosion and fire in a mixing room at the Universal Form Clamp facility. Workers were heating and mixing flammable solvents in an open top tank. D...
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Location: Daytona Beach, FL
Final Report Released On: 03/13/2007
Company: City of Daytona Beach
Two municipal workers died and another was seriously injured while attempting to remove a steel canopy above a methanol storage tank at the Bethune Point wastewater plant operated by the City of ...
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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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