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This video demonstrates the lengths some will go to “get it done”. We can see two workers with fire extinguishers, positioning themselves on both sides of the pipeline as if they know what’s going to happen. These are NOT Hot Work “fire watches”; these workers are there to do just what they expected: put the fire out once it ignites. Doing that hot work in a trench,...
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On Thursday, 1/15/2025, a 150-pound compressed gas cylinder of Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) catastrophically failed while it was being transported in by a cylinder delivery vehicle. Three (3) people were hospitalized from this event: the truck driver, a poll plaza worker, and a security guard. As of 1/17/26, they are in stable condition.
The video and image below provide us with valuable teaching tools...
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On June 14, 2021, at approximately 6:50 a.m., an accidental release of mineral oil occurred. The mineral oil ignited, causing a fire. The event resulted in $380 million in property damage and the permanent closure of the facility. Before the incident, the facility employed approximately 200 people.
Leading up to the incident, the facility had hired a contractor to replace insulation on its heating...
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On December 3, 2020, at approximately 2:30 p.m., an accidental release of chlorine gas occurred at a plastics facility and seriously injured one employee. At the time of the incident, four (4) employees were involved in replacing an empty chlorine container with a full 2,000-pound (one-ton) container at the facility’s Ethylene Glycol unit. The unit used chlorine gas as a biocide in its cooling water...
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On July 24, 2020, at 1:20 p.m., an accidental release of approximately 100 milliliters of silicon tetrachloride seriously injured two contract workers. At the time of the event, contract workers were disassembling a 2-inch flange to remove a blind (a solid metal plate used to isolate equipment) before reinstalling a section of piping that had been removed and cleaned. This type of equipment opening...
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On April 11, 2020, at 11:25 p.m., a spent caustic release occurred. One (1) operator was seriously injured by skin exposure to the corrosive liquid. At the time of the incident, the operator was implementing a temporary procedure to remove liquid from a chemical hose connected to fill a portable storage tank (“frac tank”) that the company was using to store spent caustic. Once the frac tank was full,...
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On January 7, 2023, at approximately 4:55 p.m., about one (1) pound of anhydrous ammonia was released at the facility. Exposure to the toxic ammonia gas seriously injured one refrigeration technician. At the time of the incident, the employee was working on an ammonia compressor that was “out-of-service”. The ammonia compressor is used in the refrigeration system. The compressor had been...
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A plastics company was having its 5-year piping inspection done, and the inspectors found a crack in a valve under the 30,000-gallon storage tank. As a precaution, both tanks were drained to safely make the necessary repairs. As part of the facility’s standard protocol, the company called the fire department and conducted preventive evacuations.
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Respondent owns and operates an agricultural supply business. Respondent began operations in or around 1970. On or about February 22, 2023, representatives of the EPA and Nebraska Department of Energy and Environment conducted an inspection of the Respondent’s Facility to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68 (the Inspection). At the time of the Inspection, Respondent...
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A bulk unloading incident created an orange chemical cloud, injuring four (4). The exothermic reaction occurred when phosphoric acid was accidentally unloaded into a 10,000 L (2640 gallons) nitric acid storage tank.
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A fire broke out at a factory on Jan. 8, 2026, severely injuring a worker, 30, who died five days later on Jan. 13, 2026, according to police. The explosion occurred during a chemical mixing operation.
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U.S. EPA has reached a settlement with a food processing plant and its cold storage warehouse, under which the company paid a $1.1 million civil penalty. The company violated federal Clean Air Act (CAA) chemical safety requirements. These violations involve the safe handling of anhydrous ammonia, a hazardous chemical used for cooling and refrigeration. This enforcement action follows a chemical release...
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