In December 2009, I noted a chemical plant accident in China, which caused 3 people died. The accident occurred when workers were handling carbon black.
Another accident that grabbed my attention was toxic gas leak (hydrogen sulfide, H2S) that caused 1 engineer died at Thai Rayon Public Co. Limited, Thailand.
To read more accidents that happened in December 2009, please click the following links. (more…)
Last June 20, 2009, a maintenance worker was killed when a high-pressure refrigerant line ruptured and four other employees were injured, at a poultry processing plant in Lumberton, U.S (fayobserver.com). The refrigerant was ammonia. The Department of Labor then found some safety violations that lead to the accident.
At least 20 serious safety violations were found. These findings made the states to fine the company by penalties of $73,325. (more…)
It is my strong intention to always present chemical plant accident stories in order to give you more inputs for safety improvements. I believe that many similar accidents had happened recurrently. But most of us do not aware about this.
According to OSHA report regarding top 10 workplace safety violations for 2009, violation number increases by 30% compared with last year data.
Read the story below carefully. Take important notes from these stories. And improve your safety system accordingly. (more…)
Fire accident that occurred at Imperial Sugar Company Plant last year left several important safety messages for us. The company was failed to put adequate precautions against combustible sugar dust hazard, as reported by Chemical Safety Board (CSB) recently. CSB said that the fire accident was entirely preventable as published in nyt.
According to CSB report, the explosion was triggered by the following causes: (more…)
Since June 2009, I have collected news about accident (incident) related to chemical plant operation and chemical manufacturing. My intention to post about this accident statistic is to remind all of us that accident could happen anywhere in plant site due to variety of reasons. So don’t underestimate any unsafe conditions and safety findings that you may find in your workplaces.
Surely, I cannot bring all the accidents news in front of you. And the accidents are written only in the form of title, but of course it still contains the main accident information as well as links to the complete news sources. Thus, you can read more about the accident news.
Here are some accidents that happened in last June 2009.
Fire Destroys a Fertilizer Plant in North Carolina
Chemical Spills at a Detergent Plant in south Wales
Methyl Acetate Leaked at Evergreen Packaging (Iowa)
Toxic Fumes (Hydrogen Sulfide) Caused 3 Workers Died at Waste Plant
An employee Suffered Severe Chemical Burn at Invista Polymer Plant
Chemical Plant Blaze in Herefordshire
Formaldehyde Odor Forced Evacuation
Chemical Plant Blast at Waste Water Treatment Tank in Evonik Lynchem Co China
I’m Lukman Nulhakiem. I am blogging for promoting the importance of safety in chemical plant. 
