Sunday, December 29, 2024

Chemical Incident Reporting – Week of 12-21-24

NOTE: See here for series background.

Hanford, WA – 12-20-24

Local News Report: Here, here, and here.

There was an anhydrous ammonia leak at the Hanford nuclear site. No injuries were reported. There is no report of site damage.

Not CSB reportable.

Port Moody, BC – 12-24-24

Local News Report: Here, here, and here.

There was a traffic accident where a flatbed truck carrying chemical containers overturned. One gas cylinder (originally reported as containing ammonia, but actually holding CO2) leaked. Area residents urged to shelter in place. No injuries were reported (no word on the driver’s condition in any of the reports).

Not CSB reportable, accident was in Canada.

Mentioned this here because of confusion about the chemical released. It is easy to tell the difference between ammonia and CO2; ammonia stinks bad, and CO2 is odorless. I suspect that the initial reports of an ammonia release were due to the placarding on the truck and no visible hazmat labels on the CO2 container involved. The confusion may have delayed the initial response somewhat, but it is generally better to be safe that dead.

Camilla, GA  – 12-27-24

Local News Report: Here, here, here, and here.

There was an apparent boiler explosion and fire at a chicken processing plant. One person was killed. An undisclosed number of people were injured, two or three were transported to the hospital for treatment.

Probable CSB reportable.

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