Truemors
Some examples of 2007 Explosions and Fires not Investigated by CSB
January 3, 2007, Chemical
Exposure: One employee died after inhaling hydrogen
fluoride gas while working
in the chemical department
of a manufacturing facility in Port Lavaca, Texas.
January 8, 2007, Power
Plant Explosion: An explosion during a truck delivery of
hydrogen to a power plant in Beverly, Ohio,
killed a worker.
February 7, 2007, Chemical
Explosions and Fires: A series of chemical explosions
and fires occurred when a
55-gallon drum of mineral spirits exploded in Kansas City, Missouri.
The city issued a mandatory evacuation order for everyone within a one-mile
radius of the chemical
plant.
March 8, 2007, Chemical
Explosion: An explosion at a rubber
manufacturing warehouse killed a
man and caused considerable facility damage in Houston, Texas.
May 13, 2007,
Oxygen-Deficient Atmosphere: One worker died while cleaning a tank at a chemical manufacturing facility
in Taylors, South Carolina.
June 27, 2007, Chemical
Exposure: One employee later died and another was injured after being exposed to
titanium tetrachloride at a
pigment plant in Westlake,
Louisiana.Members of the surrounding
community were asked to shelter in place.
July 26, 2007, Propellant
System Explosion: Three workers were killed and several
seriously injured when an
explosion occurred during the testing of a propellant system for a space tourism vehicle in
Mojave, California.
August 21, 2007, Welding
Explosion: One worker was fatally injured while welding on a stainless steel transfer
tank when it exploded at a chemical
manufacturing facility in Augusta, Georgia.
September 4, 2007, Ammonia
Release: An ammonia release at a food production
facility in Waterloo, Iowa,
caused one death, burned one worker severely, and
hospitalized five
additional workers.
October 7, 2007, Tanker
Explosion: The driver of a delivery truck carrying 8,000
gallons of propane was
killed in Tacoma, Washington, when a tanker hose leaked and vapors were ignited by
nearby sparks. The subsequent fire led to a massive explosion of the tanker.
October 7, 2007, Chemical
Release: Thirty-five people were hospitalized when a
rupture in the carbon
dioxide distribution system at a food manufacturing facility led to an explosion and release of
carbon dioxide and ammonia in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Approximately 2,000 people
were evacuated.
October 8, 2007, Methanol
Fire: A Huntsville, Alabama, college experienced a
methanol fire during a science lab experiment
demonstration, injuring three.
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