There was a crane accident in Iron County, Michigan on August 31, 2021. During the accident, workers were using a barge-mounted crane to move a bulkhead into place. With no warning, the crane's boom snapped and struck a worker at the site. The incident occurred at...
There was a large fire at an industrial recycling and waste facility in Hockley, Texas on August 21, 2021. The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office reports that the fire began after steel drums fell over inside the building. The facility is owned by VLS Recovery...
There was a chemical leak at the LyondellBasell Industries facility in La Porte, Texas on July 27, 2021. The La Porte Office of Emergency Management reported a chemical leak at the facility located at 1515 Miller Cut-Off Rd. Reports indicate there was a leak of...
There was a chemical leak at the Dow Chemical Plant in La Porte, Texas on July 21, 2021. The La Porte Office of Emergency Management issued a shelter-in-place order, and even an evacuation order for some residents who live near the facility. The evacuation order...
There was a fire at the Olin Epoxy Plant located in Crawford County, Georgia on July 16, 2021. The fire occurred at the plant located approximately 25 miles west of Macon. It is unclear what caused the fire at this point in time. Residents have been instructed to...
There was an explosion at the Asphalt Express plant located in Ardmore, Oklahoma on July 16, 2021. It is unknown what caused the explosion at this point in time. One person was killed in the explosion. No one was injured. The identity of the victim has not yet...
There was an accident involving a crane at Martin Marietta Mill Creek Limestone Quarry in Mill Creek, Oklahoma on July 15, 2021. During the accident, a crane toppled over, trapping the operator inside. The rescue operations took over five hours in an attempt to...
There was a deadly explosion at the Petromidia Crude Oil Refinery in Romania on July 2, 2021. The explosion occurred at Romania's biggest crude oil refinery. The explosion was in the refinery's diesel hydrotreating unit. It is unclear what caused the explosion at...
There was a deadly natural gas explosion in Farmersville, Texas on June 28, 2021. According to the Collin County Sheriff's Office , the explosion occurred in the 14000 block of Farm-to-Market 2756, just north of Farmersville. At the time, maintenance work was being...