Today, the Chemical Safety Board announced that it had initiated an new investigation of the Honeywell facility in Geismar, LA. The Board will investigate a hydrogen fluoride release last Friday that injured a contract maintenance worker who required hospitalization for injuries sustained in the incident.
According to an article at TheAdvocate.com:
“The latest incident on Friday did not prompt disclosures from Honeywell on its website or local Facebook page nor from the local agencies that respond to and oversee public safety incidents in the parish's chemical sector, including the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office and the state Department of Environmental Quality.”
The article goes on to explain that a Board spokesperson reported that the CSB became aware of the incident through their incident reporting process.
According to the CSB’s Current
Investigations page there are four current investigations, not including
today’s announced investigation and the recently
announced Chattanooga, TN investigation. One of those investigations is
looking into a January
2023 incident at the same facility which also included an HF release.
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