September 15, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Bostik, Inc., a manufacturer of adhesives, faces $917,000 in OSHA fines for 50 citations following the agency’s investigation into a March 13, 2011, explosion that injured four workers at the company’s Middleton, MA, plant.
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Tags: acetone, Bostik Inc., explosion, OSHA fine, process safety management
July 5, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A company and its owner have agreed not to employ people to work with explosives to settle a $1.2 million OSHA fine in connection with an explosion that killed two workers.
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Tags: Black mag, egregious violation, explosion, killed two workers, surrendered license
April 5, 2011 by Fred Hosier
One year ago today, 29 miners died in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine in West Virginia, owned by Massey Energy. In the last 12 months, what’s been done to make sure a disaster like UBB never happens again?
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Tags: explosion, Joe Main, Massey Energy, MSHA, Upper Big Branch
February 3, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just give your workplace safety challenges to someone else? BP’s Texas City plant has provided the oil giant with many challenges. BP’s current solution? Sell it.
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Tags: BP Texas City plant, explosion, OSHA fines, safety challenge
January 21, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Pressure to resume production was a key factor in an explosion at the Bayer CropScience pesticide manufacturing plant that killed two workers, according to a government report.
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Tags: Bayer CropScience, Chemical Safety Board, explosion, maintenance, production pressure
December 16, 2010 by Fred Hosier
OSHA has issued stiff fines against an Eau Claire, WI, company, in connection with a June 29, 2010 explosion and fire at its facility. The agency says WRR Environmental Services Co. didn’t implement an adequate safety program following a 2007 fire that destroyed its plant.
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Tags: explosion, fire, willful violations, WRR Environmental Services Co.
December 13, 2010 by Fred Hosier
One worker was killed and another injured in an explosion at a company that supplies services for the gas and oil industry.
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Tags: explosion, flammable vapors, propane torch
October 13, 2010 by Fred Hosier
In a recent report, some state safety agencies came under criticism for issuing lower fines than federal OSHA. However, that’s not the case everywhere, as a $2.38 million fine against a Washington company shows.
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Tags: explosion, Tesoro, Washington Department of Labor and Industries
August 19, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Sure, a $16.6 million OSHA fine sounds like a lot of money. But that might be only the tip of the iceberg in the case involving an explosion at a Kleen Energy construction site.
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Tags: explosion, federal lawsuit, Kleen Energy
August 18, 2010 by Fred Hosier
A cautionary note to pass along to employees who weld outdoors: Hot weather can add to the risk of an explosion.
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Tags: 2 workers killed, explosion, oil vapors
August 6, 2010 by Fred Hosier
A February explosion in Middletown, CT, that killed six workers, injured 50 others and ravaged an under-construction energy plant has prompted OSHA to issue its third-largest fine ever.
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Tags: cut corners, explosion, Kleen Energy, natural gas, third largest OSHA fine
June 9, 2010 by Fred Hosier
OSHA has fined a Belvedere, IL, company $510,000 in connection with a December 2009 explosion that killed a bystander.
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Tags: bystander killed, explosion, NDK Crystals, willful violations
April 27, 2010 by Fred Hosier
A 28-year-old worker was killed while welding barrels outside of a car repair shop.
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Tags: explosion, residual chemical vapors, welding
January 29, 2010 by Fred Hosier
OSHA is looking into an explosion that killed a truck driver in Seminole, OK.
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Tags: explosion, propane torch, trucker killed
January 14, 2010 by Fred Hosier
ConAgra Foods has reached a settlement with the North Carolina Department of Labor regarding the explosion at a Slim Jim factory last year that killed four workers and injured about 70 others.
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Tags: ConAgra, explosion, Slim Jim plant
December 8, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Here’s proof that tragic workplace accidents can happen anywhere: An explosion at a refinery that was the recipient of several OSHA STAR awards has claimed the life of a worker.
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Tags: explosion, OSHA VPP, Valero
December 3, 2009 by Fred Hosier
The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry and local authorities are investigating to find the cause of an explosion at a middle school construction site that caused serious injuries to eight workers.
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Tags: burns, construction site, explosion, serious injuries
November 20, 2009 by Fred Hosier
An employee of a contractor sued BP for mental anguish in connection with the 2005 explosion that killed 15 at its Texas City, TX, facility.
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Tags: BP Texas City, emotional injury, explosion, mental anguish
October 27, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Here’s a cautionary story for workers. John Capanna had a bright future at the age of 20. He was already a crew chief for his employer — a good job. Then, a workplace explosion burned over 90% of his body.
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Tags: burned on 90% of body, explosion, severe burns
October 8, 2009 by Fred Hosier
An explosion at a worksite may cost an employee his leg, if attempts to reattach it fail.
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Tags: explosion, gas fumes, sever worker's leg
March 19, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Three employees suffered serious injuries in an explosion in Pasadena, CA, that ripped apart a delivery truck fueled by compressed natural gas.
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Tags: CAL-OSHA, compressed natural gas, explosion
January 27, 2009 by Fred Hosier
An employee was hospitalized after he used a propane torch to thaw ice on a piece of work equipment.
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Tags: explosion, fractures, propane, thaw ice
January 12, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Since the Imperial Sugar explosion that killed 14 people, there’s been a lot written recommending companies have the proper equipment to deal with combustible workplace dust. This story shows that just having the equipment doesn’t guarantee you won’t have an explosion.
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Tags: combustible dust, explosion, injured
December 3, 2008 by Fred Hosier
A Wisconsin company will pay a hefty fine for OSHA violations connected to an explosion that injured two workers, forced a mile-wide evacuation and seriously damaged a building.
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Tags: explosion, Injuries, OSHA fine, propane
November 25, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Do you have employees who work with or come in contact with natural gas pipes? Here’s a cautionary tale of what can go wrong when natural gas isn’t dealt with properly.
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Tags: critical burns, destroyed, explosion, fines, natural gas
November 5, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Here’s a reminder about why it pays to document safety procedures.
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Tags: death, explosion, fire, injury, OSHA fine
October 24, 2008 by Fred Hosier
A fire and explosion at a plant in Iowa was caused by inadequate electrical bonding and grounding during the filling of a portable steel tank used to store a flammable liquid, according to a federal investigation.
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Tags: explosion, fire, grounding
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