100 Firefighters Spend Over Two Days Fighting Fire at Bakery in the UK
Date: September 16, 2023Location: Dudley, West Midlands (UK)Address: Crackley Way, DY2 0UW Type: Dust Fire Fuel: Grain DustIndustry: Bakery (Food Processing)Equipment: Unknown Company: No DetailsDatabase Incidents: None Recorded Loss: No ...
Machinery Fire Spreads at Sawmill in Japan, Challenging Firefighters
Date: August 26, 2023Location: Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture (Japan)Address: Higashi-Fukashiba Type: Potential Dust Fire Fuel: Wood Dust Industry: Sawmill (Wood and Wood Products)Equipment: Unknown Company: Chugoku Mokuzoku Kashima FactoryDatabase Incidents: ...
Fire Develops in Wood Chip Dryer at Oregon Paper Products Manufacturer
Source: Google Maps Date: September 11, 2023Location: Toledo, Oregon (USA)Address: 1400 SE Butler Bridge Road, 97391 Type: Dust Fire Fuel: Paper DustIndustry: Paper Products (Pulp & Paper)Equipment: Wood Chip Dryer ...
DSS241: Do Cyclones Need Explosion Protection in the Wood Industry?
In today’s episode of the Dust Safety Science podcast, we’re answering the Help Desk question “Do cyclones need explosion protection in the wood industry?” The individual who submitted the question ...
Firefighters Extinguish Dust Collector Fire at Stair Parts Manufacturer
Source: Google Maps Date: September 8, 2023Location: Goshen, Indiana (USA)Address: 1722 Eisenhower Drive North, 46526 Type: Dust Fire Fuel: Wood DustIndustry: Stair Parts Manufacturing (Wood and Wood Products)Equipment: Dust Collector ...
Eight Employees Injured in Explosion at Grain Processing Facility
Source: Google Maps Date: September 10, 2023Location: Decatur, Illinois (USA)Address: 4666 East Faries Parkway, 62526 Type: Dust Explosion Fuel: Grain DustIndustry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)Equipment: Unknown Company: Archer Daniels MidlandDatabase Incidents: ...
Biomass Power Plant in Japan Seriously Damaged by Explosion and Fire
Source: Google Maps Date: September 9, 2023Location: Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture (Japan)Address: 3275 Oshinozucho, 683-0101 Type: Dust Explosion Fuel: Wood DustIndustry: Biomass Power GenerationEquipment: Pellet Storage Facility Company: Yonago Biomass ...
One Worker Suffers Chest and Arm Injuries in Charcoal Dust Explosion
Source: Google Maps Date: September 7, 2023 Location: Heaters, West Virginia (USA)Address: US-19, 26627 Type: Dust Explosion Fuel: Charcoal DustIndustry: Charcoal Processing (Coal Handling)Equipment: Storage Container Company: Braxton Lumber CompanyDatabase ...
DSS240: Safety Share – Dust Explosion Damage
In today’s episode of the Dust Safety Science podcast, we’re talking about how much damage a typical dust explosion causes. This topic is part of our Help Desk series and ...
Fire at Lumber Processing Facility Causes Damage to Sawdust Hopper
Source: Google Maps Date: August 24, 2023Location: Waterford, Pennsylvania (USA)Address: 2850 US-6, 16440 Type: Dust Fire Fuel: Wood DustIndustry: Lumber Processing (Wood and Wood Products)Equipment: Sawdust Hopper Company: Shetler Lumber ...
Two Killed and 12 More Injured in Aluminum Furnace Explosion in Brazil
Date: September 1, 2023Location: Cabreuva, Sao Paulo (Brazil)Address: Unknown Type: Potential Dust Explosion Fuel: Metal DustIndustry: Metal Fabrication (Metal Working)Equipment: Aluminum Melting Furnace Company: UnknownDatabase Incidents: None Recorded Loss: Two ...
Silo Full of Bone Meal Catches Fire at Iowa Feed Processing Facility
Source: Google Maps Date: September 1, 2023Location: Clinton, Iowa (USA)Address: 1423 Beaver Channel Parkway, 52732 Type: Dust Explosion Fuel: Bone MealIndustry: Feed Production (Agriculture)Equipment: Storage Silo Company: Darling Ingredients Inc.Database ...