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CSB Deploys Investigation Team to Raleigh, Mississippi, Explosion and Fire at Partridge-Raleigh Oilfield

Jun 05, 2006

Washington, DC, June 5, 2006 - The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is deploying an investigative team to conduct an assessment of today's fatal explosion and fire at the Partridge-Raleigh LLC oilfield, six miles southwest of Raleigh, Mississippi.

In Final Report on 2004 Toxic Vapor Release from MFG Chemical, CSB Calls for Improved Emergency Planning by Georgia, Whitfield County, and City of Dalton

Apr 11, 2006

Dalton, Georgia, April 11, 2006 - In a final report issued today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) concluded that better process design, engineering, and hazard analysis would likely have prevented the 2004 runaway chemical reaction and toxic vapor cloud release at MFG Chemical Inc. and said that inadequate emergency planning by the facility, city, and county contributed to the severity of the event. The report was released at a news conference in Dalton today and also posted to the agency's web site, CSB.gov.

CSB Pursues Investigation of 2005 Cylinder Fire at St. Louis Gas Packaging Facility, Finding Four Similar Incidents since 1997

Mar 30, 2006

Washington, DC, March 30, 2006 - The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that it is carrying forward an investigation of a gas cylinder fire at the Praxair facility in St. Louis on June 24, 2005. The Board expects to issue a safety bulletin based on this incident, focusing on pressure-relief valve standards and good safety practices for gas cylinder handling, storage, and fire protection.

CSB Releases Video with Animation Describing 2004 Ethylene Oxide Explosion at Sterigenics International

Mar 30, 2006

Washington, DC, March 30, 2006 - The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) today released a video report describing events leading to the August 2004 ethylene oxide explosion at Sterigenics International Inc. in Ontario, California. The ten-minute video was posted on CSB.gov and is also being provided on a free DVD containing all seven CSB safety videos.

CSB Issues Final Report in 2004 Explosion at Sterigenics International Facility in Ontario, California: Notes Lack of Engineering Controls, Understanding of Process Hazards

Mar 30, 2006

Washington, DC, March 30, 2006 - The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) today released its final investigation report into the August 19, 2004, explosion that injured four employees and severely damaged a medical products sterilization facility in Ontario, California, disrupting its operations for nine months.

CSB Investigation Continues as Texas City Marks First Anniversary of BP Refinery Explosion

Mar 23, 2006

Washington, DC, March 23, 2006 - On the first anniversary of the refinery explosion at BP Texas City that killed 15 people and injured 170 others, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is continuing to investigate many aspects of the disaster. The Board expects to issue its final report on the accident, including a determination of root causes and new safety recommendations, at a public meeting in Texas City in late 2006.

CSB Issues Report on Incident Screening Process

Feb 08, 2006

Washington, DC, February 8, 2006 - The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) today issued a report to Congress concerning its incident screening process, noting that the agency screened a total of 645 U.S. chemical incidents during the twelve-month period from July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005.

CSB Team Returns to Synthron Accident Site as Board Pursues Full Investigation of Fatal Explosion

Feb 07, 2006

Washington, DC, February 7, 2006 - Investigators from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) have returned to the site of the January 31 explosion at the Synthron Inc. facility in Morganton, NC, which fatally burned one worker and injured about a dozen others. Synthron's maintenance chief, who initially survived the blast, died Sunday of his injuries.

CSB Deploys Investigation Team to Morganton, North Carolina, Explosion at Synthron Inc. Plant

Jan 31, 2006

Washington, DC, January 31, 2006 - The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is deploying an investigative team to conduct an assessment of the explosion and fire at the Synthron Inc. plant in Morganton, North Carolina, today. The team will gather information to determine if the Board will conduct a lengthier, formal investigation.

CSB Issues Safety Bulletin, Releases Findings and Recommendations in 2005 Acetylene Services Company (ASCO) Explosion that Killed Three in Perth Amboy, NJ

Jan 26, 2006

Washington, DC, January 26, 2006 - The United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) today issued a Safety Bulletin, warning acetylene gas producers to take special precautions in handling this potentially dangerous product. The Safety Bulletin follows a year-long investigation into a powerful explosion that killed three workers and injured a fourth at the Acetylene Services Company (ASCO) in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on January 25, 2005.

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