Date: December 30, 2020
Location: Orangeville, Ontario (CA)
Address: 21 Tideman Drive, L9W 3K3
Type: Potential Dust Explosion
Fuel: Plastic Dust
Industry: Customized Plastics Manufacturing
Equipment: Extruder
Company: Roechling Engineering Plastics
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: One Person Injured
Capital Cost: $750,000 CDN
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Roechling Engineering Plastics is a specialty plastics manufacturer that produces products for automotive, medical and industrial applications. It employs around 11,500 people in 90 locations in 25 countries.
Incident Description:
On December 30, 2020, CTV News reported an explosion at a plastics plant in Orangeville, Ontario.
Firefighters were called to the site after an explosion in a plastic extrusion unit and hopper. By mid afternoon, the fire appeared to be extinguished, with fire crews remaining on scene to check for additional hot spots.
The police closed a nearby road so that emergency crews could work and reopened it over an hour later.
One employee was reported injured due to burns. According to the Welland Tribune, the explosion resulted in $75,000 worth of damage. The incident is being investigated by the Ministry of Labour, along with the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office.
Sources:
CTV News
Orangeville.com
Welland Tribune
