Completed Investigations

Location: Lubbock, TX
Final Report Released On: 10/19/2011
Company: Texas Tech University
An explosion severely injured a graduate student at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, in the chemistry department during the handling of a high-energy metal compound, which suddenly detona...
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Location: Belle, WV
Final Report Released On: 09/20/2011
Company: DuPont Corporation
On January 23, there was a release of highly toxic phosgene, exposing a veteran operator at the DuPont facility in Belle, West Virginia and resulting in his death one day later. DuPont offic...
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Location: Houston, TX
Final Report Released On: 01/27/2011
Company: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
On June 11, 2008, one worker was killed and approximately seven others were injured, during a maintenance operation on a heat exchanger. Ammonia overpressured inside the exchanger, causing it to ...
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Location: Institute, WV
Final Report Released On: 01/20/2011
Company: Bayer CropScience
Two workers were fatally injured when a waste tank containing the pesticide methomyl violently exploded, damaging a process unit at the Bayer CropScience chemical plant in Institute, West Virgini...
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Location: Georgetown, CO
Final Report Released On: 08/25/2010
Company: Xcel Energy Inc.
On October 2, 2007, five people were killed and three others injured when a fire erupted 1,000 feet underground in a tunnel at Xcel Energy Company's hydroelectric power plant in Georgetown, Color...
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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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