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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:15:01 AM A service of the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety Connecting Chemistry and Safety at http://www.dchas.org All article summaries and tags are archived at http://pinboard.in/u:dchas Table of Contents (19 articles) WORKER DIES IN EXPLOSION AT TI'S RFAB Tags: us_CA, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical EXPLOSION AT GAS DRILLING SITE Tags: us_PA, public, explosion, response, methane CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK CAUSES SCARE AT FRISCO SALON Tags: us_TX, public, release, injury, carbon_monoxide NATIONAL LAB IN NY HALTS SOME WORK AFTER LEAK Tags: us_NY, transportation, release, response, radiation WILLIAMS SMOOTH ON EXPLOSION: COMPANY PRESIDENT PROVIDES SOME DETAILS ABOUT MONDAY'S EXPLOSION Tags: us_PA, industrial, explosion, injury, solvent LARGE FIRE BREAKS OUT AT DUBAI CHEMICAL FACTORY Tags: United_Arab_Emirates, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical HAZMAT CALLED TO VALDERS FERTILIZER BUILDING FIRE Tags: us_WI, public, fire, response, sulphur PLEASANTON PIZZA RESTAURANT WORKERS SICKENED BY CHEMICAL FUMES Tags: us_CA, public, release, injury, cleaners CHEMICAL-FUELED FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING ON SOUTH SIDE Tags: us_IN, public, fire, response, acetylene EMA: 47 STUDENTS SICKENED BY WEED KILLER Tags: us_OH, education, release, injury, pesticides THE INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR: CAMPUS Tags: us_FL, laboratory, explosion, injury, azide RESIDENTS REEL FROM MOBIL STENCH FOLLOWING ALTONA CHEMICAL SPILL Tags: Australia, industrial, release, injury, hydrogen_sulfide MEDICAL WASTE SPURS HAZMAT RESPONSE AT WALTER REED BETHESDA Tags: us_MD, public, release, response, radiation, waste I-65 NB CLOSED IN JACKSON CO. AFTER SEMI CATCHES FIRE Tags: us_IN, transportation, fire, response, xylene TWO PEOPLE TREATED AFTER HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL SITUATION ON SOUTH SIDE Tags: us_WI, public, release, injury, pool_chemicals METH LAB IN STORM DRAIN SHUTS DOWN TULSA STREET Tags: us_OK, public, discovery, response, meth_lab GOODYEAR ROAD CLOSED DURING HAZMAT SITUATION Tags: us_AZ, transportation, release, environmental, zinc_chloride AKRON FIRE, HAZMAT CREWS WORK TO CONTAIN CHLORINE LEAK Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, injury, chlorine HAZMAT INCIDENT CLOSES I-65 Tags: us_IN, transportation, fire, response --------------------------------------------- WORKER DIES IN EXPLOSION AT TI'S RFAB http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4229516/TI-fab-worker-killed-in-explosion Tags: us_CA, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical SAN FRANCISCO˜A worker at Texas Instruments Inc.'s RFab was killed Monday (Oct. 10) when a water purifier exploded at the Richardson, Texas, facility, according to an Associated Press report. Police said the victim, 54-year old Roy Aguilar of Dallas, was impaled by some type of glass following the explosion, according to the report. RFAB is the world's first 300-mm analog fab, featuring 250,000 square feet of cleanroom space. RFAB is located about 14 miles north of Dallas. --------------------------------------------- EXPLOSION AT GAS DRILLING SITE http://www.wnep.com/wnep-lyc-explosion-at-gas-drilling-site-20111007,0,6738765.story Tags: us_PA, public, explosion, response, methane For the second time in two days there has been an emergency at a natural gas drilling site. Thursday's was in Bradford County. Today there was one in Lycoming County. State environmental officials said there was a malfunction at an Anadarko well pad north of Jersey Shore. Emergency crews responded along Dam Run Road at the Larry's Creek Fishing and Hunting Club a little after noon. Authorities said a gas production unit, something similar in size to a backyard shed, malfunctioned. A spokesperson for Anadarko Petroleum said no one was hurt in and all operations were taken offline. --------------------------------------------- CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK CAUSES SCARE AT FRISCO SALON http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-carbon-monoxide-leak-at-frisco-salon-sickens-teens-and-adults-20111010,0,3294587.story Tags: us_TX, public, release, injury, carbon_monoxide risco, Texas˜ It's business as usual at "Salon Boutique" in Frisco following a carbon monoxide scare. Saturday afternoon dozens of customers and staff were overcome by the gas. "People with oxygen ad some people go inside the ambulance and they send them to the emergency room", said Merchant Inggrid None. Fifteen people were taken to the hospital for their exposure. None runs a nearby restaurant that had to be evacuated. One of her workers was among those who got sick. "He got dizzy and started feeling like shaky, and jittery so", None said. Workers at the salon called 911 after customers and staff started showing classic symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning including the headaches and dizziness. "They weren't aware of what was causing it because carbon monoxide as you probably know is odorless, colorless, until you start to feel these symptoms" said Frisco Asst. Fire Chief Paul Siebert. Fire crews knew immediately what they had. A gas detector identified the carbon monoxide within seconds. "We were reading above 200 ppm which is a significant level for acute exposure which is short term exposure‰, Siebert said. Investigators traced the leak to a vent pipe from a water heater that had become disconnected. --------------------------------------------- NATIONAL LAB IN NY HALTS SOME WORK AFTER LEAK http://www.kfvs12.com/story/15658739/national-lab-in-ny-halts-some-work-after-leak Tags: us_NY, transportation, release, response, radiation GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) - A sealed device used to check whether radiation detectors are working properly at Brookhaven National Laboratory leaked a small amount of radioactivity last month, lab authorities said. There was no threat to public health or the environment, but the lab has halted some operations while it investigates. The radioactivity was later found on two employees, in a parking lot and private vehicle, and in one of the facility's buildings, the lab said. The lab is reviewing policies, procedures and training programs. "Even the leak of a small amount of radiation is unacceptable," George Goode, assistant director for environmental safety and health at the lab on eastern Long Island, said Monday. "We are treating this very seriously." The lab announced in a statement Friday that it shut down all radiological operations following the Sept. 28 leak. The leak was first reported Monday by the Long Island Business News. Two employees were checking radiation detectors when a "sealed source" device containing a small amount of cesium-137 stored inside a lead container tipped over in the employees' pickup truck as they made their rounds, Goode said. The device was described as a small brass rod, about 8 inches long and a half-inch across. --------------------------------------------- WILLIAMS SMOOTH ON EXPLOSION: COMPANY PRESIDENT PROVIDES SOME DETAILS ABOUT MONDAY'S EXPLOSION http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-williams-smooth-on-explosion-20111011,0,7544853.story Tags: us_PA, industrial, explosion, injury, solvent The person burned in an explosion Monday afternoon at a Williams Township rubber manufacturing plant is expected to recover from his injuries, according to the company president. The explosion happened shortly before 2 p.m. at Smooth-On Inc., 2000 St. John St. Company president Trey Bianco declined Tuesday to identify the employee or detail the extent of his injuries. Bianco said the employee was using solvent to clean a mixing vessel when static electricity caused the chemical to flash. --------------------------------------------- LARGE FIRE BREAKS OUT AT DUBAI CHEMICAL FACTORY http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/massive-fire-breaks-out-at-a-chemical-factory-in-dubai Tags: United_Arab_Emirates, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical UBAI // Firefighters battled a blaze at a chemical factory from yesterday afternoon well into the evening. The trading and manufacturing company's warehouse, in phase two of Dubai Investments Park, is believed to house industrial and food chemicals. "The fire broke out at our warehouse where chemicals are kept," said an official at the company. "People were working inside the warehouse after lunch when it broke out and spread in seconds." No casualties were reported. The area was cordoned off and firefighters remained at the scene late yesterday evening. --------------------------------------------- HAZMAT CALLED TO VALDERS FERTILIZER BUILDING FIRE http://www.htrnews.com/article/20111011/MAN0101/111011162/Hazmat-called-Valders-fertilizer-building-fire?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Cimg%7CFRONTPAGE Tags: us_WI, public, fire, response, sulphur VALDERS ˜ Manitowoc County Hazmat personnel were called to assist Valders firefighters in battling a fertilizer building fire that was reported at about 3:20 p.m. today at Country Visions Co-Op, 2513 Marken Road, according to police scanner reports. Hazmat was called to the scene to deal with sulfur used in making fertilizer. Heavy smoke was reported at the scene and Marken Road was blocked off. Manitowoc County Sheriff‚s Department was called to the scene and St. Nazianz and Collins firefighters also were called to assist. No additional information is available at this time. --------------------------------------------- PLEASANTON PIZZA RESTAURANT WORKERS SICKENED BY CHEMICAL FUMES http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19092059 Tags: us_CA, public, release, injury, cleaners LEASANTON -- Three employees of a downtown pizza parlor were taken to the hospital Tuesday after inhaling fumes from what appeared to be a mixture of cleaning agents, firefighters said. Livermore-Pleasanton firefighters responded about 2:15 p.m. for three employees at the Round Table Pizza who were sickened after inhaling something in the restaurant's dishwashing area. Firefighters assessed the condition of the workers, decontaminated and treated them on scene, then sent them to ValleyCare Medical Center in Pleasanton as precaution. No patrons were affected, the fire department said. Fire department investigators determined the mixing of cleaning agents resulted in a hazardous gas. The restaurant was ventilated, then checked by the fire department and PG&E before being declared safe for operations. --------------------------------------------- CHEMICAL-FUELED FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING ON SOUTH SIDE http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/marion_county/chemical-fueled-fire-destroys-building-on-south-side Tags: us_IN, public, fire, response, acetylene INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Firefighters encountered flames shooting 50 feet in the air Tuesday night, as chemicals fueled the fire at a storage building on the city‚s south side. Multiple 911 calls sent Indianapolis Fire Department to a fire 1t 3331 Arbor St. at about 7:50 p.m. Tuesday. Firefighters took a defensive tack due to the volume of fire, the potential for collapse and the observed presence of flammable chemicals, which turned out to be a ruptured acetylene tank. The owner of the building, Troy Hughes, and his son were both inside the building when the fire started, but the cause was undetermined. Neither of them was injured, IFD said. --------------------------------------------- EMA: 47 STUDENTS SICKENED BY WEED KILLER http://www.wlwt.com/r/29449745/detail.html Tags: us_OH, education, release, injury, pesticides TRENTON, Ohio -- Nearly 50 students became ill Tuesday morning at a Butler County school. ... Butler County EMA director Jeff Galloway said five students were transported to hospitals for examination at parents' request, and another 42 were examined at the scene or at the adjacent high school. Galloway said that it appears the students were sickened by an herbicide, Momentum, used to treat the lawn outside the school about two hours before the first illnesses were reported. The chemical can be irritating if inhaled, officials said. "We're thinking that chemical and the smell of it went into the classrooms. The chemical they're dealing with is an irritant by inhalation," Galloway said. --------------------------------------------- THE INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR: CAMPUS http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_c364e366-f48e-11e0-b440-001cc4c002e0.html Tags: us_FL, laboratory, explosion, injury, azide Hamed Ibrahim, 26, was transferring a vial with four grams of Benzotriazol-1-yl-sulfonyl azide, a shock-sensitive chemical compound, to a scale to weigh it at about 4:50 p.m. "The chemical became unstable when he transferred it from the vial to the scale," said Richard Saulsberry, district fire chief for Gainesville Fire Rescue. When the compound exploded, it caused minor cuts to Ibrahim's face, hands and lower forearms, he said. Ibrahim was taken to Shands, where he was treated for minor injuries, said Janine Sikes, director of UF public affairs. Other students were in the lab at the time of the explosion but did not feel the direct effects of the explosion. Judit Kovacs, a chemistry Ph.D. student, was three feet from the explosion when it happened. She said at first her ears were ringing and felt clogged. By the time the first fire engine arrived, Ibrahim had cleaned himself off and was waiting outside the evacuated building, said Todd Ellis, a lieutenant with the Hazmat team. "You can't take the risk out of a laboratory," he said. "It's always going to be there." --------------------------------------------- RESIDENTS REEL FROM MOBIL STENCH FOLLOWING ALTONA CHEMICAL SPILL http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/gas-leak-fears-at-mobil-plant/story-e6frf7jo-1226165147826 Tags: Australia, industrial, release, injury, hydrogen_sulfide UPDATE 6.10pm: HUNDREDS of workers were forced to evacuated Mobil's Altona refinery after a foul-smelling chemical spill. Fire crews raced to the scene soon after 4.30pm as residents as far away as Sunshine reported the smell of gas emanating from the plant. At least one resident in an aged care home was treated after she was overcome by fumes. Just before 6pm, Exxon Mobil released a statement saying the strong odour was the result of a spill involving about 1-2 litres of a foul-smelling sulphur compound, believed to include hydrogen sulphide, also known as "rotten egg gas". "Around 4.30pm during maintenance at the Altona refinery, around 1ˆ2 litres of water containing sulphur compounds was released to the sewer," the company said. "This resulted in a rotten-egg type smell being inadvertently released. There is no danger to people and environment. "We are notifying our neighbours and we regret any inconvenience." --------------------------------------------- MEDICAL WASTE SPURS HAZMAT RESPONSE AT WALTER REED BETHESDA http://bethesda.patch.com/articles/hazmat-incident-reported-at-walter-reed-bethesda Tags: us_MD, public, release, response, radiation, waste A contractor came into contact with medical waste with low-level radiation in a dumpster on the Walter Reed Bethesda campus Monday evening, according to Fire and Rescue assistant chief Scott Graham. Fire and Rescue units were called to the military hospital around 8p.m. Eleven people were evaluated but no one was injured or taken to the hospital, including the person who came into contact with the contaminant, Graham said. The contractor had the substance on his gloves, Graham said. The contractor's gloves and outer clothing was removed and the person was dry-decontaminated, Graham said. Walter Reed Bethesda officials have a cleanup team responsible for rendering the material safe and properly disposing of it, Graham said. --------------------------------------------- I-65 NB CLOSED IN JACKSON CO. AFTER SEMI CATCHES FIRE http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-i65-closed-in-both-directions-due-to-semi-fire-20111010,0,6374125.story Tags: us_IN, transportation, fire, response, xylene Southbound I-65 has now reopened, after temporarily closing following a semi fire. At approximately 7:50 this morning a semi tractor pulling a box trailer was northbound on I-65 near the 47 mile marker (south of U.S. 50-Seymour) caught fire due to overheated trailer brakes. The trailer was hauling 75 barrels of Xylene, which is a highly flammable and toxic liquid. Due to the fire and heavy smoke, both north and southbound I-65 lanes were shut down. Less than 30 minutes later, the southbound lanes were reopened as the fire was extinguished. --------------------------------------------- TWO PEOPLE TREATED AFTER HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL SITUATION ON SOUTH SIDE http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/131460938.html Tags: us_WI, public, release, injury, pool_chemicals MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Fire Department says that they have gone to the scene near the corner of South 38th Street and West Lincoln Avenue, responding to a hazardous materials situation there where two people had to receive medical treatment. Battalion Chief Michael Romas tells Newsradio 620 WTMJ that they went there during the 11:00 a.m. hour to respond. According to a Milwaukee Department of Public Works spokeswoman, a pool chemical was put into a garbage cart at a City of Milwaukee lot. The contents of the cart were dumped into the truck. Two workers were overwhelmed by fumes and had to receive medical treatment at a clinic. --------------------------------------------- METH LAB IN STORM DRAIN SHUTS DOWN TULSA STREET http://www.newson6.com/story/15661351/storm-drain-meth-lab-shuts-down-tulsa-street Tags: us_OK, public, discovery, response, meth_lab TULSA, Oklahoma -- Police shut down parts of 81st Street Monday evening after a meth lab was discovered in a storm drain. An anonymous tip led Tulsa police to the "one-pot" meth lab near the intersection of Lewis and 81st around 6:00 p.m. A Hazmat crew from Tulsa Fire was quickly on scene to remove the hazardous materials from the storm drain. "It's in a confined space and anytime that you have those volatile chemicals in a confined space, you have a problem," said Tulsa Police Captain Walter Busby. Police said the lab posed a small danger to people in the area, but crews had the materials removed within an hour. --------------------------------------------- GOODYEAR ROAD CLOSED DURING HAZMAT SITUATION http://tucsoncitizen.com/arizona-news/2011/10/10/goodyear-road-closed-during-hazmat-situation/ Tags: us_AZ, transportation, release, environmental, zinc_chloride A truck hauling approximately 700 gallons of zinc chloride leaked on a Goodyear road and created a hazardous situation Monday night, officials said. Estrella Parkway was shut down between Yuma Road and Lower Buckeye Parkway while a cleaning company came to clean up the spill, Goodyear Fire Department spokesman Russ Barden said. The Goodyear Fire and Police departments were on the scene to support the clean-up team and ensure safety. --------------------------------------------- AKRON FIRE, HAZMAT CREWS WORK TO CONTAIN CHLORINE LEAK http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/akron_canton_news/akron-fire-hazmat-crews-work-to-contain-chlorine-leak Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, injury, chlorine KRON, Ohio - Fire and Hazmat crews contained an early morning chemical leak that occurred in an Akron factory. Fire units responded to the Hygenic Corporation at 1245 Home Rd. at about 2:30 a.m. to stop a 100-pound cylinder from leaking chlorine. Several ambulances also responded after an employee identified and reported the leak. About a dozen workers were inside the building at the time, and one worker was transported to the hospital, according to emergency crews. The worker's injuries were not believed to be life threatening. --------------------------------------------- HAZMAT INCIDENT CLOSES I-65 http://www.theindychannel.com/news/29438100/detail.html Tags: us_IN, transportation, fire, response SEYMOUR, Ind. -- A fire involving a tractor-trailer in southern Indiana blocked Interstate 65 Monday morning. The trailer fire began about 7:50 a.m. in the northbound lanes a couple of miles south of the U.S. 50 exit in Seymour, Indiana State Police Sgt. Noel Houze said. Slideshow: Crash Scene "The trailer was hauling a material called xylene, which is a highly flammable material," Houze said. The interstate was shut down in both directions for several hours, but southbound lanes reopened about 10:30 a.m. Northbound traffic was being taken off the interstate at exit 41 in Uniontown and directed to U.S. 31. "Northbound I-65 ∑ will remain closed for most of the day," Houze said. "The xylene has to be offloaded to another truck." The damaged truck will need to be removed before northbound lanes can reopen, police said. ---------------------------------------------
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