News Releases

CSB Releases Arkema Final Report

CSB Releases Final Investigation Report into August 31, 2017, Fire at the Arkema Chemical Plant in Crosby, Texas

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Chairperson Vanessa Allen Sutherland Announces Resignation

Chairperson Vanessa Allen Sutherland announced today that she will be stepping down and resigning from the position of Chair and Board Member of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board next month.

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CSB Investigators Deploying to Incident at the Kuraray America EVAL facility in Pasadena, Texas

A four-person investigative team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the scene of an incident that reportedly injured 21 workers at the Kuraray America facility in Pasadena, Texas on Saturday morning. The facility manufactures ethylene vinyl-alcohol copolymers, sold as EVAL. Kuraray America is a Tokyo-based specialty chemical manufacturer.

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Husky Energy Oil Refinery Investigation Update

On May 11, 2018, the CSB issued this brief update about the agency's ongoing work.

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Husky Energy Oil Refinery Investigation Update

Update on CSB Investigation into the April 26, 2018, Explosion at the Husky Energy Oil Refinery in Superior, Wisconsin

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Chemical Safety Board Releases Factual Investigative Update into Fatal May 31, 2017, Incident at the Didion Milling Facility in Cambria, Wisconsin

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a Factual Investigative Update into the fatal May 31, 2017, combustible dust explosions at the Didion Milling facility in Cambria, Wisconsin. The explosions killed five of the 19 employees working at the facility on the night of the incident. The other 14 were injured.

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CSB Releases Combustible Dust Safety Fact Sheet

CSB's Drivers of Critical Safety Change

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CSB Releases Safe Hot Work Practices Fact Sheet

CSB's Drivers of Critical Safety Change

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CSB Releases Safety Digest on 2003 West Pharmaceutical Services Combustible Dust Explosion

January 29, 2003 incident in Kinston, NC, killed six and injured 38 others.

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Statement on Workers Memorial Day from Chairperson Vanessa Allen Sutherland

On behalf of our entire CSB family, I join the families of our lost workers in remembering your loved ones and joining you in your efforts to honor your family members by striving to make our workplaces safer.

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