A tank containing chlorine exploded at the Olin Chlor Alkali Products plant in Becancour. Workers in nearby buildings were evacuated, but employees at Olin Chlor Alkali were told to remain at the chemical plant. Source: A web-based collection and analysis of process safety incidents (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950423016302285) Image Credit: Sebastien Lacroix
Material Category Archives:
PACIFIC STEEL TOXIC RELEASE 2015
There was a chlorine release at Pacific Steel recycling plant. The gas came from a cylinder that workers were crushing for scrap metal. Evacuation of 17 buildings inside an industrial park Proximate causes: • Lack of knowledge of hazards present • Inadequate training effort • Lack of policies/standards/procedures for the task Source: A web-based collectionContinue reading “PACIFIC STEEL TOXIC RELEASE 2015”
RIGONI EXPLOSION 2014
An explosion in a chemical facility. A gas cloud was seen above the area immediately after the explosion. Damaged about 20 buildings and left a crater in the facility’s backyard Proximate causes: • Inadequate tools, equipment & vehicles • Inadequate engineering/design Source: A web-based collection and analysis of process safety incidents (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950423016302285) Image Credit: Unidentified
LAMINGO WATER BOARD EXPLOSION 2015
Explosion of chlorine cylinder at the Lamingo Water Board Treatment Plant. The explosion happened at 4 a.m. caused an excess chlorine inhalation by the nearby residents. Source: A web-based collection and analysis of process safety incidents (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950423016302285) Image Credit: Channels Television
DPC Enterprises (Festus) Toxic Release 2002
On the morning of August 14, 2002, 48,000 pounds of chlorine was released over a 3-hour period during a railroad tank car unloading operation at DPC Enterprises, L.P., near Festus, Missouri. The facility repackages bulk dry liquid chlorine into 1-ton containers and 150-pound cylinders for commercial, industrial, and municipal use in the St. Louis metropolitanContinue reading “DPC Enterprises (Festus) Toxic Release 2002”
Honeywell Toxic Releases 2003
On July 20, a chlorine cooler at the Baton Rouge plant failed, leaking chlorine into the Genetron 143a refrigerant (G-143a) coolant system. The coolant system itself then failed, releasing chlorine to the atmosphere, which overwhelmed operators located both inside and outside the control room and caused them to leave the area. Seven plant workers wereContinue reading “Honeywell Toxic Releases 2003”
DPC Enterprises (Glendale) Toxic Release 2003
At about 11:30 a.m. on November 17, 2003, an uncontrolled decomposition reaction in a batch scrubber released chlorine gas into the air at the DPC Enterprises, L.P. (DPC) chlorine repackaging facility in Glendale, Arizona. Hazardous emissions continued for about six hours. Residents and workers in a 1.5 square mile zone were told to evacuate, andContinue reading “DPC Enterprises (Glendale) Toxic Release 2003”
MGPI Processing Toxic Release 2016
On October 21, 2016, a chemical release occurred at the MGPI Processing plant in Atchison, Kansas. MGPI Processing produces distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches. The release occurred when a chemical delivery truck, owned and operated by Harcros Chemicals, was inadvertently connected to a tank containing incompatible material. The plume generated by theContinue reading “MGPI Processing Toxic Release 2016”