ADRIAN, MO– A local Missouri grain facility has been cited for an injury and explosion from failing to correct critical safety procedures, including potential dust ignition sources at their Adrian grain loading facility. Due to its negligence, the company suffered a grave explosion that seriously injured an employee and destroyed the main elevator at an…
Read MoreNampa, ID- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is currently investigating an explosion that occurred last month at Amalgamated Sugar as an open case. Jessica Anderson, an Amalgamated Sugar spokeswoman, stated that the explosion occurred in the morning in a sugar beet pulp steam dryer. The cause of the explosion…
Read MoreLincoln, CA- One man was killed and another worker was injured at the Sierra Pacific Industries location in downtown Lincoln on the afternoon of Sept. 18, 2020. Sierra Pacific Industries is the second-largest lumber producer in the United States. The two were working on an commercial-sized air compressor at the industrial plant when it allegedly…
Read MorePort Neches, TX- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined the TPC group $514,692 for willful violations linked to the explosions and fire November 27 at the Port Neches, Texas plant. An investigation found that the cause of explosions and fires was from the formation of a vapor at the base of a…
Read MoreJay, ME- Malfunctioning machinery sent wood fiber and other debris shooting into the sky after a massive explosion at a paper mill in Jay, Maine, Wednesday afternoon, officials said. All employees at the mill have since been accounted for and no injuries were reported. At 12:06 p.m., Jay police and fire officials received reports of…
Read MoreHouston,TX- A massive explosion rocked a northwest Houston neighborhood Friday morning, breaking windows, collapsing ceilings and even knocking houses off their foundations up to two miles away, resulting in two fatalities. Houston fire officials say the chemical involved in the explosion was propylene. As a hazardous chemical, propylene is covered by a number of federal…
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