An explosion occurred at an auto parts manufacturing plant in Columbus, Indiana on Friday, November 20, 2020. Early reports indicate an explosion occurred when an employee was filling a propane tank at the plant. One employee at the plant sustained burns in fire,...
Industrial Accident
Explosion at Indiana Plastics Plant – One Injured
An explosion occurred at a plastics plant in Scottsburg, Indiana on Thursday, November 19, 2020. The explosion occurred in a fuel tank at the Thomas Plastics plant. Early reports indicate a fuel tank exploded which led to other smaller explosions inside the...
Incident at Charleston Chemical Plant – One Dead, Four Injured
An incident occurred at a chemical plant in Charleston, TN on Friday. The plant is owned and operated by Wacker Chemie. One worker died and four sustained injuries during the incident. The contractors were performing maintenance work when a mixture of steam and...
Two Dead, Three Injured in Connecticut Steam Plant Explosion
An explosion occurred in a steam plant at a West Haven, Connecticut VA Hospital on Friday. Early reports indicate that the workers were repairing a leak at the steam plant, located next to the hospital. Tragically, two people were killed, and three injured during...
Worker Crushed to Death at Michigan Plant
Tragically, on Tuesday November 10, a worker at the Romeo Rim factory in Bruce Township, Michigan lost his life. The victim, Davi Spano, was crushed to death when a 25,000 pound manufacturing mold fell off a plant wall and landed on him. It is unclear what caused...
Explosion at California Cabinet Manufacturing Plant
An explosion occurred in a silo at a cabinet producing plant in Irwindale, California on Saturday. Early reports indicate that a fire at the plant resulted in an explosion of dust stored in the silo. It is unclear what caused the incident at this time. It is...
Six Dead, Three Injured following Fire at LNG Terminal
A fire broke out at a liquefied natural gas terminal in China on November 2, 2020. The dacility is located in the city of Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang. Reports indicate that the fire broke out during construction at the terminal. It is unclear what caused the incident...
Explosion at Texas Meat Processing Plant
A fire and explosion occurred at the Greenberg Smoked Turkeys plant in Tyler, Texas on Friday evening. It is unclear what caused the incident at this time. It is unknown if any workers were injured during the fire. Large plants can pose significant dangers both to...
Explosion at Cooper Tire Plant Kills Contractor
An explosion at a Cooper Tire plant in Tupelo, Mississippi on Thursday, November 3, 2020 has resulted in the death of a contractor. It is unclear what caused the incident at this time. The plant is owned and operated by Cooper Tire and Rubber Company. The victim has...
Explosion at INEOS Chemical Plant
An explosion caused a tank to collapse at the INEOS chemical plant in Lima, Ohio on October 25, 2020. It is unclear what caused the incident at this time. The plant is owned and operated by INEOS. INEOS is a privately owned British chemicals company headquartered in...