Completed Investigations

Location: Gallup, NM
Final Report Released On: 10/26/2005
Company: Giant Industries
On April 8, 2004, four workers were seriously injured when highly flammable gasoline components were released and ignited at the Giant Industries Ciniza refinery, east of Gallup, New Mexico. The ...
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Location: Huntington, IN
Final Report Released On: 09/27/2005
Company: Hayes Lemmerz
On the evening of October 29, 2003, a series of explosions severely burned two workers, injured a third, and caused property damage to the Hayes Lemmerz manufacturing plant in Huntington, Indiana...
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Final Report Released On: 09/08/2005
The startup of major processes is a hazardous phase in the operation of oil refineries and chemical plants. Hurricane Katrina has now disrupted production at numerous petrochemical facilities in ...
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Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Final Report Released On: 08/08/2005
Company: Honeywell
On July 20, 2003, there was a release of chlorine gas from the Honeywell refrigerant manufacturing plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The accident resulted in the hospitalization of four plant work...
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Location: Corbin, KY
Final Report Released On: 02/15/2005
Company: CTA Acoustics
On February 20, 2003, an explosion and fire damaged the CTA Acoustics manufacturing plant in Corbin, Kentucky, fatally injuring seven workers. The facility produced fiberglass insulation for the ...
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Location: Kinston, NC
Final Report Released On: 09/23/2004
Company: West Pharmaceutical Services
On January 29, 2003, an explosion and fire destroyed the West Pharmaceutical Services plant in Kinston, North Carolina, causing six deaths, dozens of injuries, and hundreds of job losses. The fac...
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Location: Miami Township, OH
Final Report Released On: 08/24/2004
Company: Isotec
On September 21, 2003, a violent explosion destroyed an underground distillation tower at the Isotec chemical manufacturing plant in Miami Township, Ohio, injuring one worker. The explosion ruptu...
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