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Monday, October 22, 2018 at 7:40:55 AM
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Table of Contents (8 articles)
MANGALURU: CHEMICAL LEAKAGE FROM TANKER CAUSES EYE BURN, TRAFFIC CHAOS
Tags: India, transportation, release, response, corrosives, hydraulic_fluid
FIRE CREWS INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE HAZMAT SITUATION
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, response, unknown_chemical
SULPHUR SPILL FROM OVERTURNED SEMI SHUTS DOWN ROAD NEAR WIMAUMA
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, sulphur
LAB WORKER FILES SUIT AFTER PLUTONIUM SHIPPING LED TO FIRING
Tags: us_NM, laboratory, follow-up, environmental, plutonium
STORY COLLIDER: FIVE SCIENTISTS DESCRIBE HOW THEY DEALT WITH TOUGH CHALLENGES
Tags: us_IL, laboratory, follow-up, injury, unknown_chemical
HAZMAT OPERATION CONCLUDES AT GUNTERSVILLE POULTRY PROCESSING PLANT
Tags: us_AL, industrial, fire, response, ammonia
WORKER HURT IN CHEMICAL INCIDENT AT INDIANA FACTORY
Tags: us_IN, industrial, explosion, injury, adhesives
CREWS RESPOND TO POTENTIAL HAZMAT SITUATION AT ABBOTSFORD BUSINESS OFFICIAL SAYS COMPANY ATTEMPTED TO MIX MATERIALS TO DISPOSE OF THEM SAFELY, BUT CAUSED REACTION
Tags: canada, laboratory, release, response, waste
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MANGALURU: CHEMICAL LEAKAGE FROM TANKER CAUSES EYE BURN, TRAFFIC CHAOS
https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=533656
Tags: India, transportation, release, response, corrosives, hydraulic_fluid
Mangaluru, Oct 20: After corrosive hydraulic fluid which was being transported in a tanker from Karwar to Kochi leaked from the tanker and fell on the ten km stretch of the highway between Mulky and NITK tollgate, Suratkal in the early hours of Friday October 19, there was apprehension that it might cause problems. However, after the tollgate staff observed the leakage, fire brigade was called. The fire brigade poured water all along the road and averted any untoward incident. However, several vehicle users complained of eye burn.
Suratkal station house officer, K G Ramakrishna, senior officials of the department and officials of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers visited the spot. As leakage from the tanker could not be plugged, it was parked on a ground on the adjacent road leading to Lord Sadashiva temple. Police and fire brigade personal guarded the spot. The police said that there are plans of transferring the fluid to another tanker.
Some people who have experience of using this chemical said it might cause danger to eyes if it is too strong. It is said that some gas fumes were coming out of the chemical which had spread on the highway and fire brigade personnel who sprayed water for about half an hour suffered some side affects.
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FIRE CREWS INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE HAZMAT SITUATION
https://fox5sandiego.com/2018/10/21/fire-crews-investigate-possible-hazmat-situation/
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, response, unknown_chemical
SAN DIEGO ‰?? Barrels holding an unknown substance were found on a Rancho Penasquitos sidewalk Sunday, said authorities.
The unidentified drums were found unattended around 9:30 a.m. on Kika Court near Mercy Road.
Hazmat took samples from the drums but were unable to determine what substance was inside, San Diego Fire-Rescue spokesman Jose Ysea said.
Investigators left the scene, and a contractor was called in to remove and dispose of the material.
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SULPHUR SPILL FROM OVERTURNED SEMI SHUTS DOWN ROAD NEAR WIMAUMA
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/sulphur-spill-from-overturned-semi-shuts-down-road-near-wimauma/67-606357307
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, sulphur
WIMAUMA, Fla. -- A semi-truck overturned in Hillsborough County today, spilling sulphur on the road and injuring at least one driver.
It happened today on Highway 672 at Ayersworth Glenn Boulevard in the Wimauma area.
At this point, it‰??s not clear how the accident happened, but it involved the semi and one other vehicle. The driver of that second vehicle was taken to the hospital with injuries that aren‰??t life-threatening.
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LAB WORKER FILES SUIT AFTER PLUTONIUM SHIPPING LED TO FIRING
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2018-10-18/lab-worker-fired-over-plutonium-shipping-error-files-lawsuit
Tags: us_NM, laboratory, follow-up, environmental, plutonium
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ‰?? A former worker at a national laboratory who was fired for shipping weapons-grade plutonium by air instead of ground alleges in a lawsuit that he was made a scapegoat for problems at the New Mexico facility.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the legal action by Juan Montoya cited "root cause systemic failures in processes, procedures, supervision, resources (and) training" at Los Alamos National Security LLC.
Lab spokesman Matt Nerzig denies Montoya was singled out over the incident.
"Los Alamos National Security held accountable those involved from the individual contributor level up the management chain through actions that included terminations, suspensions and compensation consequences," Nerzig said in an email.
The incident followed a series of safety problems at the lab, including a fire in the plutonium facility that was linked to an unlabeled container and the shipment of mislabeled hazardous waste to a facility near Denver.
Montoya worked at the lab for 15 years before he was fired last summer from Los Alamos National Laboratory. Federal regulations require the shipping of plutonium by ground.
Montoya is asking for unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, among other things. Efforts by the newspaper to reach him for comment Wednesday were unsuccessful.
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STORY COLLIDER: FIVE SCIENTISTS DESCRIBE HOW THEY DEALT WITH TOUGH CHALLENGES
http://www.kbia.org/post/story-collider-five-scientists-describe-how-they-dealt-tough-challenges#stream/0
Tags: us_IL, laboratory, follow-up, injury, unknown_chemical
Chant̩ Summers was expecting an uneventful day when she walked into her chemistry laboratory three years ago at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Instead, she found herself putting bandages on a bleeding labmate who caused an explosion after mishandling chemicals.
At the Story Collider‰??s ‰??Uncharted Territory‰?? show at the Ready Room this month, Summers and others shared stories about how they navigated challenges in their lives. Whether it was trying to protect a package of fruit flies on a flight to Hawaii or dealing with depression after surviving cancer, every storyteller talked about how they found empowerment through their experiences.
Summers wasn‰??t sure at first what she learned from the incident, other than that the laboratory‰??s first-aid kit was useless in helping her injured labmate. But in the weeks and months that followed, she realized that handling the explosion helped her feel more confident in her abilities as a scientist.
When she was in school, male classmates and professors made disparaging, sexist remarks to her that could have discouraged her from continuing to pursue chemistry. Ultimately, she got past all of that and shortly after graduating, landed successfully at her current position as a chemist at Pfizer.
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HAZMAT OPERATION CONCLUDES AT GUNTERSVILLE POULTRY PROCESSING PLANT
http://www.waff.com/2018/10/19/hazmat-operation-concludes-guntersville-poultry-processing-plant/
Tags: us_AL, industrial, fire, response, ammonia
GUNTERSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - A nearly 36 hour long saga is over as crews are now cleaning up and preparing to go home after a fire and gas leak at a Guntersville poultry processing plant.
Fire department officials say they believe this is the longest hazmat operation they‰??ve ever been a part of.
Crews continued to work to resolve ammonia gas concerns from the Pilgrim‰??s Pride plant in Guntersville on Friday. It all started with a fire inside the plant Thursday around 5:25 am.
When the fire was extinguished, it was learned there was an ammonia gas leak. Efforts to stop the leak were extensive and exhausting.
Fire officials say they were finally able to get them stopped and began ventilating the facility on Friday. That was finally accomplished around 4 pm when fire crews turned the building back over to the company. Fire officials say it‰??s all clear for area residents now.
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WORKER HURT IN CHEMICAL INCIDENT AT INDIANA FACTORY
https://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Worker-Hurt-in-Chemical-Incident-at-Indiana-Factory-10-19-2018
Tags: us_IN, industrial, explosion, injury, adhesives
A worker was injured in a chemical-related incident at the Alpha Systems LLC plant in Elkhart, IN early Thursday, several local news organizations said.
Crews received a call from the facility at about 6:40 a.m. ABC News affiliate WBND reported that a flash fire occurred while a worker was mixing chemicals. Another local broadcaster, WSBT, described the incident as a chemical explosion.
After first responders arrived at the plant, the person was transported to an area hospital with minor burns.
Alpha Systems produces sealants, adhesives, thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roofing and flooring membranes, and injection molded and blow molded products for the RV, marine, and manufacturing housing industries, according to the firm‰??s website.
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CREWS RESPOND TO POTENTIAL HAZMAT SITUATION AT ABBOTSFORD BUSINESS OFFICIAL SAYS COMPANY ATTEMPTED TO MIX MATERIALS TO DISPOSE OF THEM SAFELY, BUT CAUSED REACTION
https://www.abbynews.com/news/crews-respond-to-potential-hazmat-situation-at-abbotsford-business/
Tags: canada, laboratory, release, response, waste
Abbotsford fire crews were called out to a potential hazardous material situation at a business at Peardonville and Townline roads Wednesday night.
Crews were called to the scene at around 9 p.m. Wednesday to reports of acidic smoke in the building, according to Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service Assistant Chief Jeff Snider.
‰??They got there, they evacuated the building and we cordoned off an area so we could await for hazmat techs to come in and ascertain what was going on,‰?? Snider said.
‰??A bucket full of chemicals that they were looking to dispose of within the company, so they attempt to neutralize the components and then dispose of them properly. There was some sort of reaction that happened with them tonight.‰??
Snider said the company attempted to mix chemicals to make them inert, but ‰??it looks like a small exothermic (releasing heat) reaction‰?? occurred, creating a cloud of smoke in the building.
‰??They‰??ve definitely got to have a lot of safe procedures and policies in place, and by the look of the lab in here, they do. Everything was clean and organized,‰?? Snider said, adding shortly after the incident that crews were expected to be on scene for just another half-hour longer.
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