U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its?final investigation report?into the November 19, 2023, fire at the Marathon Martinez Renewables facility in Martinez, CA.?The incident seriously injured one employee, who suffered third-degree burns over most of his face and body, and resulted in approximately $350 million in property damage to the facility.?

Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that it has released Volume 2 of its Incident Reports. ? Volume 2?covers 25 serious chemical incidents in 14 states: Arkansas, Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois,?Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska,?Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas.?These serious incidents resulted in 7 fatalities, 23 serious injuries, and approximately $1 billion in property damage.

Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that it has released Volume 2 of its Incident Reports. ? Volume 2?covers 25 serious chemical incidents in 14 states: Arkansas, Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois,?Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska,?Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas.?These serious incidents resulted in 7 fatalities, 23 serious injuries, and approximately $1 billion in property damage.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)?released an update?into its ongoing investigation into the fatal November 12, 2024, explosion at the Givaudan Sense Colour facility in Louisville, Kentucky.?The incident killed two employees and seriously injured three others. The explosion caused significant property damage to the facility and nearby homes and businesses. Debris was ejected outside the facility's fence line, flying up to 400 feet into the nearby neighborhood, and local authorities issued a shelter-in-place order for a one-mile radius around the facility.

Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a?new safety video?on its investigation into the January 24, 2020, fatal propylene release and explosion at the?Watson Grinding and Manufacturing Company facility in Houston, Texas.?The massive explosion resulted in the death of two workers and a nearby resident and damaged hundreds of neighboring homes. https://lnkd.in/esRhsBgb

This week the CSB received a “Silver Play Button” award from YouTube, which recognizes the CSB for having more than 100,000 subscribers for the agency’s YouTube channel. The CSB’s YouTube channel, which features the agency’s highly successful safety videos, currently has 364,000 subscribers and continues to grow.? Read more about the CSB's YouTube channel here: https://lnkd.in/gv_TsevN And visit the CSB's YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/uscsb

Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) will host the January FY 2025 Public Business Meeting. The meeting will be held virtually via ZOOM at 2:00 P.M. (EST). The link for the meeting is below. https://lnkd.in/dzjzCf93

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that it is launching a new initiative to give the public more details about the serious chemical incidents that have been reported to the CSB since the agency’s Accidental Release Reporting Rule (ARRR) went into effect in March 2020.?The CSB will be compiling summaries of reported incidents and making them available to the public on the CSB’s website on a regular basis. The CSB released Volume One of the Incident Reports on January 14, 2025.

Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a?new safety video?on its investigation into the August 2020 fire and toxic gas release at the Bio-Lab Lake Charles chemical facility in Westlake, Louisiana, that occurred when the facility was severely damaged by Hurricane Laura. The CSB's new safety video, called “Fire From the Storm: Chemical Release at Bio-Lab,” includes an animation of the events leading to the incident, and commentary from CSB Board Member Catherine Sandoval and Investigator-In-Charge Vonzella Vincent. https://lnkd.in/gj9ntSA3

With winter and cold weather rapidly approaching, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is re-emphasizing to chemical facilities the importance of being prepared for extreme cold outdoor weather, which includes identifying and implementing best safety practices for cold weather operations to avoid serious chemical accidents this winter.