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Subject: [DCHAS-L] CHAS Tweets and Chemical Safety headlines (11 articles)
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:59:01 -0400
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Table of Contents (11 articles)
4 EMPLOYEES INJURED IN MORNING FIRE AT SOUTHEAST KANSAS OIL REFINERY
Tags: us_KS, industrial, fire, injury, petroleum
ZINC FIRE PROMPTS EVACUATION AT NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA MANUFACTURING PLANT
Tags: us_PA, industrial, fire, response, zinc
TITANIUM DUST CATCHES FIRE AT SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS
Tags: us_KS, industrial, fire, response, dust, titanium
HAZMAT CREWS CLEAN UP AFTER BATTERY TRUCK ROLLS ON 1-15
Tags: us_UT, transportation, release, response, batteries, sulfuric_acid
5 HOSPITALIZED IN CHEMICAL SPILL AT FORSYTH COUNTY WATER PLANT
Tags: us_GA, transportation, release, injury, sodium_hydroxide, water_treatment
PALMERSTON PLACE CLOSED OFF IN CHEMICAL INCIDENT
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, discovery, response, cyanide
CLEANING CHEMICAL CAUSED DIDCOT FISH DEATHS
Tags: industrial, release, environmental, cleaners
AMINCOLA HIGHWAY PARTIALLY CLOSED AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_TN, transportation, release, response, sodium_hydroxide
BURNING BARREL AT LYNDHURST CHEMICAL PLANT BRINGS HAZMAT TEAM ? CLIFFVIEW PILOT
Tags: us_NJ, industrial, fire, response, urethane
HAZMAT, FIRST RESPONDERS HANDLING SITUATION WITH CHEMICALS AT HIGH BRIDGE HOME
Tags: us_NJ, public, release, response, various_chemicals
FUMES INJURE 5 CAUSING RECYCLING PLANT TO EVACUATE
Tags: us_PA, industrial, release, injury, waste
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4 EMPLOYEES INJURED IN MORNING FIRE AT SOUTHEAST KANSAS OIL REFINERY
Tags: us_KS, industrial, fire, injury, petroleum
COFFEYVILLE, Kansas ? Four workers at an oil refinery in southeast Kansas were burned Tuesday in an early morning fire, the Texas company said.
CVR Refining said in a news release that the fire at its Coffeyville refinery was reported at 12:30 a.m. and extinguished by 1:18 a.m. The refinery was shut down and initial reports indicate there was no impact to the surrounding community.
The company isn't naming the workers who were hurt and taken to an area hospital, but said all other employees were accounted for at this time.
"CVR Refining personnel express their deepest concern for and are currently providing assistance to the injured employees and their families," the company said.
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ZINC FIRE PROMPTS EVACUATION AT NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA MANUFACTURING PLANT
Tags: us_PA, industrial, fire, response, zinc
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- First responders were on the scene of a fire at a manufacturing plant in Northeast Philadelphia.
The blaze was first reported at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at Allied Tube and Conduit in the 11000 block of Norcum Road.
The fire department tells Action News that there was a pot of Zinc on fire that caused the Hazmat and evacuation.
Crews were able to extinguish the blaze and a HAZMAT clean up company was called to the scene.
No one was injured.
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TITANIUM DUST CATCHES FIRE AT SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS
Tags: us_KS, industrial, fire, response, dust, titanium
WICHITA, Kan. -
Fire crews were called to Spirit Aerosystems after some titanium dust caught fire.
It happened in the 4400 block of E. MacArthur at around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Jarrod Bartlett, Spirit Aerosystems spokesman, said about 50 people were displaced from their work area due to smoke.
Hazmat crews from Sedgwick County were also called as a precaution.
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HAZMAT CREWS CLEAN UP AFTER BATTERY TRUCK ROLLS ON 1-15
Tags: us_UT, transportation, release, response, batteries, sulfuric_acid
(KUTV) A vehicle rollover shut down an on ramp and caused a messy cleanup in Davis County Tuesday morning.
An Interstate Battery truck rolled over on the highway 89 on-ramp to I-15 southbound. The vehicle was full of batteries that broke and leaked battery acid on the ramp.
Hazmat cleanup is on site using a neutralizer and the ramp will be closed until cleanup is complete.
No one was hurt in the accident and UDOT will then come out to check for any road damage
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5 HOSPITALIZED IN CHEMICAL SPILL AT FORSYTH COUNTY WATER PLANT
Tags: us_GA, transportation, release, injury, sodium_hydroxide, water_treatment
CUMMING, Georgia ? Forsyth County fire officials say five people working at the county's water plant have been hospitalized in a chemical spill.
Fire Chief Jason Shivers says the workers were unloading sodium hydroxide from a truck when residual gas was released and caused eye irritation Tuesday afternoon.
According to the National Institutes of Health, sodium hydroxide ? also known as lye and caustic soda ? is found in many industrial solvents and cleaners. Exposure to the chemical is known to cause reactions in several areas of the body including the eyes, skin, airways and lungs.
The workers were treated by a nearby hazardous materials team and were taken to Northside Hospital in Forsyth. Shivers told the Forsyth News the workers are employed by a private contractor that operates the water plant.
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PALMERSTON PLACE CLOSED OFF IN CHEMICAL INCIDENT
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, discovery, response, cyanide
Emergency services closed off Palmerston Place yesterday after a woman found dangerous chemicals in a basement.
The alarm was sounded because a little jar of white powder had been discovered by a woman clearing out a property.
But it was soon revealed that she was right to alert the emergency services ? as the jar was marked with the words ?potassium cyanide?.
The potentially lethal substance belonged to her father and is used to clean jewellery.
Her initial call was to seek advice on dispensing the product safely, only for her casual inquiry to turn into a major chemical incident as a host of emergency services screamed into the street.
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CLEANING CHEMICAL CAUSED DIDCOT FISH DEATHS
Tags: industrial, release, environmental, cleaners
Tests have shown a cleaning chemical or detergent is behind the deaths of thousands of fish in Oxfordshire.
About 250 fish were first found dead at the Moor Ditch in Didcot on Saturday. Fresh counts on Monday discovered about 4,400 had died.
The Environment Agency said live fish were still present, indicating that the pollution had now flushed through.
It said the source of the pollution had been traced from the stream to drains on a local industrial estate.
The agency said the deaths were not linked to the demolition of three cooling towers at Didcot Power Station on Sunday.
Cag Ketenci, Environment Agency team leader, said several different species of fish had been killed by the chemicals.
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AMINCOLA HIGHWAY PARTIALLY CLOSED AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_TN, transportation, release, response, sodium_hydroxide
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WRCB) -
UPDATE: A tanker carrying a solution of 50% caustic soda spilled about 20 gallons of the liquid onto Amincola Highway near the entrance to Chattanooga State Monday morning.
A news release from the Chattanooga Fire Department indicated that the hatch atop the tanker had been left open, causing the liquid to slosh out as the tanker turned onto Aminicola.
Police and fire teams were called to the scene, and once the chemical was identified, cleanup began.
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BURNING BARREL AT LYNDHURST CHEMICAL PLANT BRINGS HAZMAT TEAM ? CLIFFVIEW PILOT
Tags: us_NJ, industrial, fire, response, urethane
The fire was knocked down quickly, but we had no idea what was burning,? Lyndhurst Fire Chief Paul Haggerty Jr. told CLIFFVIEW PILOT just after midnight.
He was awaiting word from a Bergen County Hazardous Materials crew that had just arrived.
The blaze in the barrel ignited just before 11:45 p.m. at Polyurethane Specialties Co. in the 600 block of Schuyler Avenue, Haggerty said.
Workers tried to extinguish it but then called Lyndhurst firefighters.
The state Department of Environmental Protection was expected to be notified.
The site was the scene of an evacuation of neighborhood homes ? and the treatment of several people ? after an acid was released into the air.
Pipes used to transfer the adipic acid powder failed, releasing the substance through roof ducts.
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HAZMAT, FIRST RESPONDERS HANDLING SITUATION WITH CHEMICALS AT HIGH BRIDGE HOME
Tags: us_NJ, public, release, response, various_chemicals
HIGH BRIDGE ? Multiple chemicals poured down a drain at 21 Arch St. resulted in a strong odor, according to emergency radio broadcasts. The situation is being addressed by first responders.
The resident had apparently poured some chemicals in the sump pump, which was then pumped outside under the front porch, according to a witness at the scene.
Responding were High Bridge Police, the High Bridge Fire Department, Clinton Fire Department, Clinton Rescue Squad, and the Hunterdon County Hazmat team.
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FUMES INJURE 5 CAUSING RECYCLING PLANT TO EVACUATE
Tags: us_PA, industrial, release, injury, waste
Northampton County dispatchers said medics transported five employees from a recycling plant after they were exposed to some sort of chemical.
The hazmat situation occurred around noon Monday at the Greenstar Allentown recycling plant on Smith Lane in Northampton, Pennsylvania.
The plant, which separates recyclables from businesses and residents, is operated by Waste Management.
Company spokeswoman Patty Barthel said that employees were separating materials as they normally do Monday when one of the items emitted an odor that caused some of the workers to become sickened.
Philly-Area Man Dies After Falling into Pa. Lake
Barthel said that they immediately stopped the line and evacuated all 29 employees.
Crews rushed to the scene and dispatchers referred to the incident as a "mass casualty" situation because of how many people were inside at the time.
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