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Propane Tank Explosion Near Albert City, Iowa (.PDF,
3,717K)
Propane tank explosion in rural Iowa at the Herrig Brothers Feather Creek Farm
that attributes design and installation deficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, and emergency response issues as root causes for the tragedy.
Date of Incident: April 9, 1998
Date of Report: June 23, 1999
Investigator: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
Accident Investigation Results of Rohm & Haas Paterson, NJ
Plant (.PDF,
584K)
A runaway chemical reaction at a dye products plant resulted in nine
injuries. The report states that if the company’s safety program for reactive
chemicals followed recommended industry safety practices, it could have
been prevented.
Date of Incident: April 8, 1998
Date of Report: August 16, 2000
Investigator: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
Nitrogen Asphyxiation at a Union Carbide Taft/Star Manufacturing Plant in Hahnville, Louisiana
(.PDF, 3,016K)
This summary report explains an incident where one Union Carbide worker
was killed and an independent contractor was seriously injured due to
nitrogen asphyxiation. Safety issues discussed in this report include the
hazards of temporary enclosures and the use of nitrogen when working in
confined spaces..
Date of Incident: March 27, 1998
Date of Report: February 23, 1999
Investigator: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
Sierra Chemical Co. Nevada Explosives Manufacturing Plant Implicates
Many Chemical Process Safety Issues (.PDF,
1,662K)
This report explains two explosions that took place on January 7, 1998, at
an explosives manufacturing facility owned by Sierra Chemical Company,
located in Mustang, Nevada. Four workers were killed and six were injured.
Safety issues covered in the report include process safety management,
process hazard analysis, training, language barriers, operating
procedures, building siting, and employee participation.
Date of Incident: January 7, 1998
Date of Report: September 23, 1998
Investigator: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
Catastrophic Vessel Failure at Sonat Exploration Company's Near
Pitkin, Louisiana (.PDF,
385K) 
This report examines the catastrophic vessel failure and fire that
occurred on March 4, 1998, near Pitkin, Louisiana, at an oil and gas
production facility owned by Sonat Exploration Company. Four workers were
killed in the incident. The root causes of the incident are identified,
and recommendations are made concerning engineering and design management
systems and the development of good-practice guidelines. The CSB faulted
Sonat for its inadequate design review process and lack of operating
procedures.
Date of Incident: March 4, 1998
Date of Report: September 21, 2000
Investigator: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
Accra Pac Group consumer aerosol products Plant Explosion in Elkhart,
Indiana (.PDF, 11 MB
for full report; .HTML,
9 K for summary)
EPA investigated an explosion and fire
that occurred at the Accra Pac Group, Inc., North Plant Facility located
in Elkhart, Indiana. The incident took place on June 24, 1997 killing one
employee, injuring 59 others and prompting the evacuation of a 1-mile
radius around the plant. The Accra Pac facility produces various
pressurized containers, most of which are consumer aerosol products such
as hair sprays and deodorants.
Date of Incident: June 24, 1997
Date of Report: September 2000
Investigator: EPA
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