Location: Sunray, TX Final Report Released On: 07/09/2008 Company: Valero On February 16, 2007, a propane fire erupted at the Valero McKee Refinery in Sunray, Texas, north of Amarillo. Three workers suffered serious burns, and the refinery was forced to shut down. T... full Investigation details
On February 16, 2007, a propane fire erupted at the Valero McKee Refinery in Sunray, Texas, north of Amarillo. Three workers suffered serious burns, and the refinery was forced to shut down. T
Location: Valley Center, KS Final Report Released On: 06/26/2008 Company: Barton Solvents On July 17, 2007, explosions and fire erupted at the Barton Solvents facility in Valley Center, Kansas, north of Wichita. The incident led to the evacuation of thousands of residents and resulted... full Investigation details
Location: Danvers, MA Final Report Released On: 05/13/2008 Company: CAI/Arnel During the early morning hours of November 22, a powerful explosion destroyed the CAI/Arnel ink and paint manufacturing facility in Danvers, Massachusetts. Scores of nearby homes and businesses w... full Investigation details
Location: Apex, NC Final Report Released On: 04/16/2008 Company: EQ Explosions and fire at a hazardous waste facility forced the evacuation of approximately 16,000 residents from Apex, North Carolina, on October 5, 2006. The incident likely began in the oxidizer ... full Investigation details
Location: Morganton, NC Final Report Released On: 07/31/2007 Company: Synthron, Inc. One worker was fatally burned and about a dozen others were injured when a powerful explosion devastated the Synthron Inc. chemical manufacturing facility. CSB investigators believe the explosion... full Investigation details
Final Report Released On: 06/14/2007 This bulletin compares two chlorine releases investigated by the CSB. In both, a railcar unloading hose failed and chlorine was released. In the first incident, an emergency shutdown system malfu... full Investigation details
Location: Raleigh, MS Final Report Released On: 06/12/2007 Company: Stringer Oilfield Services Three contractors died and one contractor suffered serious injuries in an explosion and fire at the Partridge-Raleigh Oilfield. The contractors, all employees of Stringer Oilfield Services, were ... full Investigation details