This is WHY we need the CSB! We would never get this type of analysis from an OSHA investigation/report. No offense to my friends at OSHA, its just this type of analysis and passing on the critical information is not part of their charter.
Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update on the agency’s ongoing investigation into the January 27, 2026, fatal release of highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas at a Pulp mill in Baileyville, Maine. The incident resulted in the deaths of two young employees, a 20-year-old co-op chemical engineering student and a 26-year-old chemical engineer who had only recently joined the company. Ten additional employees were also exposed to the toxic hydrogen sulfide gas.
CSB Chairperson Steve Owens said,