Date: June 8, 2021
Location: Janesville, Wisconsin (USA)
Address: 1350 Venture Drive, 53546
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Rubber Dust
Industry: Rubber Products Manufacturing
Equipment: Silo
Company: Humane Manufacturing
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: One Person Injured
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Humane Manufacturing is a rubber flooring company in Janesville, Wisconsin. It was established as a metal fabricating company for dairy barn equipment in Baraboo, Wisconsin in 1907 and started molding rubber mats for animal stalls and weight rooms in 1972.
Incident Description:
On June 8, 2021, Plant Services reported an explosion at a rubber flooring company in Janesville, Wisconsin.
The incident was called in at 12:06 p.m. The initial call said a silo had exploded and was on fire. Upon arrival, fire crews observed that two silo tops were blown off. They also noted light smoke coming from the silos and smoke inside of the manufacturing facility, although they did not find a fire in the latter location.
Firefighters worked for three hours to douse flames in the containers, which contained ground rubber at the time of the incident. According to a Janesville Fire Department official, a fire in the silos led to the explosion.
One worker was injured and hospitalized in the incident. The cause of the explosion and fire are under investigation.
