Incident Report Subject: CSB ISSUES CASE STUDY ON EXPLOSION AT HAZARDOUS WASTE PLANT Date of Email report: Tue 27/07/2010 Report Detail: The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a case study on the 2009 explosion and fire at the Veolia ES Technical Solutions L.L.C. facility in West Carrollton, Ohio. The accident occurred on 4 May 2009 when flammable vapour was released from a waste recycling process, ignited, and violently exploded. The blast seriously injured two workers and damaged 20 nearby residences and five businesses. CSB investigators found that the north wall of the lab and operations building – where the victims were injured – was less than 30 feet from the waste recycling processing area where the flammable vapour was released. Additional Documentation: |
