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USA – CSB Issues Investigation Update on Fatal October 2025 Explosions at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen, Tennessee
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update on the agency’s ongoing investigation into the catastrophic October 10, 2025, explosions at the Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC (AES) explosives manufacturing facility…
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USA – LyondellBasell Reports Fire Contained at Texas Chemical Facility
A fire that broke out at LyondellBasell’s Bayport Choate chemical facility in Texas on Thursday night has been brought under control, the company said on Friday. The incident occurred at around 9…
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USA – CSB Releases Investigation Report on the 2023 Explosion and Toxic Ethylene Oxide Release at Dow Plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final investigation report into the July 2023 explosions, fires, and toxic ethylene oxide (EtO) release at the Dow Chemical Company’s (Dow) Louisiana Operations…
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USA – U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases Investigation Report on Fatal Hydrogen Sulfide Release at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in Texas
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final investigation report into the fatal October 10, 2024 release of toxic hydrogen sulfide at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in Deer Park,…
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USA – 1 Dead, 3 Injured After Explosion at North Carolina Feed Mill
A worker was killed and three others were injured after an early morning explosion at a Perdue Feed Mill facility in Hertford County, North Carolina. The incident occurred Saturday and sparked a…
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USA – U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases Volume 4 of Incident Reports
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released Volume 4 of its Incident Reports. The reports in the Volume detail 13 major chemical incidents that occurred across seven states — California,…
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USA – Fatal Gas Release at Maine Paper Mill Prompts Federal Safety Investigation
A federal investigation has been launched following a fatal gas release at a pulp and paper mill in Baileyville, Maine that killed a student intern and injured nine other workers. The incident…
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USA – CSB Opens Investigation into Fatal Incident at Woodland Pulp Facility in Baileyville, Maine
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that the agency is opening an investigation into the fatal chemical release that occurred on January 27, 2026, at the Woodland Pulp,…
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USA – Freight Train Accident in Connecticut Sends Propane Tank Cars Into River
Authorities say a freight train derailment in Mansfield, Connecticut, on Thursday the 5th of February morning has not caused any injuries or major environmental damage, though several rail cars carrying liquid propane…
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USA – St. Louis Board of Aldermen Adopts CSB Recommendations Following the Loy-Lange Investigation
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) commended the city of St. Louis, Missouri, Board of Aldermen for implementing two important recommendations from the CSB’s investigation of the tragic explosion at the…
