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Death of maintenance worker
Death of maintenance worker in USA, 2006:
Incident occurred at a food processing plant.
Incident involved installing a temporary vacuum hose on a drain pipe to remove the ammonia
from a refrigeration unit so they could replace a leaking cooling coil.
A pipe fitting split suddenly while workers were trying to drain anhydrous ammonia from
refrigeration equipment, spraying anhydrous ammonia on the face.
Source: US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Data and Statistics available at
http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/ index.html and US Chemical Safety Board news report www.csb.gov accessed on 10 March 2009.
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Remembering the 1947 Texas City explosion
Remembering the 1947 Texas City explosion: This week marks 72 years since the United States’ deadliest industrial accident.
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