Explosion at the oil plant

In the Saipol production plant (Grupa Aril), processing oilseeds, an explosion occurred, resulting in the death of two people. The company’s spokesperson said that the explosion occurred during work carried out within the storage tank. He added that after the explosion there was a fire. The accident occurred on February 17 at about 11 o’clock.

Maize dust explosion – a penalty of USD 1.8 million was imposed

The Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) has filed a $ 1.8 million penalty for Didion Milling Inc. for the maize dust explosion in one of the company’s manufacturing plants. In the explosion that took place on May 31, 2017, five employees died and twelve others were injured. As the OSHA investigation showed two days before the explosion, there was a fire on the premises of the plant, the heat of which was located in a fluidized bed dryer. What’s more, OSHA already in 2011 pointed to a number of irregularities in the Didion Milling Inc. plant. The same irregularities also appear in the report issued after the outbreak, which may indicate that the company did not take any corrective action at that time

A tank filled with corn collapses and ends up causing a massive explosion

A tank filled with corn was damaged at this farm in Indiana (USA), and then collapsed and exploded.

As a result of the collapse of the silo, the dust contained in it was released. There was a powerful cloud of dust and air that ignited at some point. In this case, a potential source of ignition could be a hot element of the truck or a mechanical spark caused by the impact of the silo on the construction of the shed.

Dust explosion in a grain elevator

The film shows the explosion of dust that occurred in the concrete grain elevator. Analyzing the video, we notice that the blast of the explosion was created in the lower part of the building and then gradually shifted into its upper parts. after the explosion there was a fire. Journalists also pointed out that the same explosion occurred in another plant of the same company a few years earlier.

The explosion of grain dust during cleaning the chute channel

In the cereal milling installation, the chute channel which was located under the mill was blocked. The employee, wanting to clear it with a rod, led to a mechanical spark which caused the clouds of dust to ignite and, consequently, an explosion. The phenomenon was so dangerous that the pressure wave could blow into the air next portions of dust, which remained on the devices and constructions. Fortunately, it did not happen.

A dust explosion at the grain terminal – one died, 9 people injured

On Wednesday, 27 December 2017, an explosion occurred at the Rosario (Argentina) grain terminal, which resulted in one person died and 9 others injured. The operator of the terminal is COFCO (China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation) – the largest Chinese processor and food producer. The explosion occurred in the area of loading of grain.

Explosions and fire in factory of hazardous substances facilities

On Thursday, 4 May 2017, several explosions and a huge fire occurred at the facilities of the processing of dangerous chemical substances Requimsa located in Arganda del Rey. At least 36 people were injured.

Explosion at the BASF factory in Ludwigshafen, Germany

On 17 October 2017, around 11:30 a.m., an explosion occurred at the BASF factory in Ludwigshafen. Emergency services from the entire region came to the scene. At least 2 people died. The press office gave information about a dozen injured people and missing persons. According to unconfirmed information, the explosion probably took place aboard one of the tankers in the North Port on the Rhine, which supplies 2.6 million tons of chemicals annually to BASF. The concern indicates that the accident took place while working on the pipeline, which reloads flammable liquids and liquefied gas.

Explosion in PEPCON

Thirty years ago, on May 4, 1988, an industrial disaster occurred at chemical plants producing the rocket oxidant Pacific Engineering Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) in Henderson, Nevada. Two people were killed and 372 were injured. Losses were estimated at 100 million dollars. Because of one of the largest in the history of explosions, even distant by almost 20 km Las Vegas suffered.

The cause of the explosion

According to NASA’s case study on the disaster at PEPCON, it was the result of the ignition of the spark coming from the welding torch, which caused a fire in the walls and fiberglass roof, and then led to the country’s largest non-nuclear explosion.