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Respondent is the owner and/or operator of a resin manufacturing plant. Respondent has registered an RMPlan with the EPA for its Facility and has developed an RMProgram accidental release prevention program for the Facility. At all times relevant to the violations, Respondent had on-site for use 1,886,000 pounds of formaldehyde (solution) and 52,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia. Respondent has six RMProgram...
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Respondent owns and operates an ethanol manufacturing facility. A mixture of hydrocarbon liquids butane, isopentane, and pentane is a “regulated substance” pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 68.3. Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 68.115(b)(2)(i), the entire weight of the mixture shall be treated as the regulated substance when the concentration of each of the regulated substances is 1% or greater by weight of the total...
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A 38-year-old man got a serious burn after breaking inside a transformer post, and after the electrocution, he was out of hand. “He had a bag with various instruments, including electro-insulating, and was electrocuted when he grabbed a piece of the voltage distribution facility (6kV), thus creating a short circuit. The man’s health is serious but stable. The incident took place on the evening...
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Most of us who were adults in the 2000s can recall some silly claims made by “Infomercials.” You know… “The Juicer,” the “no-stick pan,” the “Snuggie,” the knives that slice a beer can and tomatoes, the “Shamwow” towel, and the list goes on and on. Oh man, could they make the product seem as if you just had to have it, that it would change...
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This proposed change would only impact filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) and loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs).
OSHA is proposing an update to the Respiratory Protection Standard to amend the medical evaluation requirements specified in paragraph (e) where an employee is required to wear either a filtering facepiece respirator (FFR) or loose-fitting powered air-purifying...
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At 8:04 a.m. on May 11, 2023, an employee, 58, working for an oil and gas support services company, was found dead. On 5/10/23, the night before, the employee had instructed his coworkers from other contractors to go home, and he would finish the job up. This was the last time anyone had spoken to the employee until he was found deceased.
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At 10:35 a.m. on December 2, 2024, Employee #1, 18, was performing maintenance on a sensor inside a robotic enclosure. As he entered the area, the robot was stopped by the entrance sensors. While he was cleaning the sensor, a coworker reset the machine from the control panel, unaware that Employee #1 was still inside the enclosure.
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At 11:00 a.m. on June 7, 2024, an employee, 50, working as a machinery maintenance technician for a frozen food manufacturer, was troubleshooting a ring remover since food trays were getting stuck. The employee bypassed the magnetic safety interlock gates and crawled underneath the conveyor.
A coworker, the machine operator, was not aware that the employee was underneath the machine when he turned...
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At 11:43 a.m. on February 24, 2025, Employee #1, 61, was spray painting aircraft parts while wearing a supplied air respirator. Nitrogen backflowed into the breathing air system, displacing oxygen and asphyxiating the employee. Employee #1 was fatally injured.
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A 53-year-old male was working alone in the workshop while using an oxyacetylene torch to cut a piece of steel. The employee used two “empty” barrels of Methanol as a work rest while cutting the steel. The oxyacetylene flame or sparks ignited the internal vapors of one of the barrels, resulting in a deflagration and rupture of the barrel, causing a severe head injury to the employee, resulting in the...
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At 8:00 a.m. on January 19, 2021, two (2) employees (42 and 52) were preparing to take a sample. As they were loosening the manway bolts, an explosion occurred. The employees were hospitalized for burns to the hands, arms, and lower back, as well as a fractured left femur.
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Updated on 8/26/25
A 38-year-old male was fatally injured when a railcar he was servicing imploded, collapsing downward and striking the employee, resulting in fatal crushing injuries. There were no witnesses. Damage to the railcar rendered the investigation findings inconclusive. Investigators said the plant manager told them he heard a loud explosion outside and found an employee pinned under...
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