Date: September 29, 2021
Location: Ochsenfurt, Bavaria (Germany)
Address: Marktbreiter Str. 74, 97199
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Sugar Dust
Industry: Sugar Beet Processing (Food Processing)
Equipment: Conveyor Belt
Company: Südzucker AG
Database Incidents: None Reported
Loss: One Injured
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Südzucker AG is a sugar processing company headquartered in Germany. It was founded in 1952, processes 260,000 to 320,000 tons of sugar each year, and employs 330 people. The Ochsenfurt location operates twenty-four hours per day during the beet campaign between September and January. Several thousand tons of beets are delivered and converted to sugar daily.
Incident Description:
On September 29, 2021, BR 24 reported an explosion at a sugar beet processing plant in Ochsenfurt, Germany.
The explosion occurred at around 12:30 p.m. According to the police, a truck driver who came to load his truck with sugar had to be treated for a shock incurred during the explosion, which destroyed a conveyor belt and sent pieces of it flying throughout the area.
The plant fire brigade quickly got the dust explosion under control and production in the sugar factory is currently continuing.
Sources:
BR 24
TV Mainfranken
