Review – CSB Updated the Status of 10 Investigation Recommendations – 1-20-26

Yesterday the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) updated their Recent Recommendation Status Updates page, closing eight recommendations with acceptable action and one with acceptable alternative actions. These actions left 114 of 1027 recommendations open. Additionally, the CSB updated the open status of one recommendation. The CSB took all of these actions on January 20^th, 2026. The previous update was published on December 5^th, 2025.

The nine recently closed recommendations are:

• Loy Lange Box Company Pressure Vessel Explosion, 2017-04-I-MO-R4, Board of Aldermen, City of St. Louis, MO,

• Loy Lange Box Company Pressure Vessel Explosion, 2017-04-I-MO-R5, Board of Aldermen, City of St. Louis, MO,

• Kuraray Pasadena Release and Fire, 2018-03-I-TX-R11, Kuraray America, Inc.,

• Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) Tank Fire, 2019-01-I-TX-R3, Intercontinental Terminals Company,

• Bio-Lab Lake Charles Chemical Fire and Release, 2020-05-I-LA-R4, Bio-Lab Lake Charles,

• Valero McKee Refinery Propane Fire, 2007-5-I-TX-R4, American Petroleum Institute (API),

• LyondellBasell La Porte Fatal Chemical Release, 2021-05-I-TX-R5, American Petroleum Institute (API),

• LyondellBasell La Porte Fatal Chemical Release, 2021-05-I-TX-R1, LyondellBasell Industries, and

• LyondellBasell La Porte Fatal Chemical Release, 2021-05-I-TX-R2, LyondellBasell Industries

 

For more information on the investigation responses, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/csb-updated-the-status-of-10-investigation - subscription required.