The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Dalton-based MFG Chemical Inc. for 20 safety violations and has proposed $77,000 in penalties after an investigation into a plant explosion in May.
The explosion led to the hospitalization of about 40 employees of other companies working in the surrounding area for decontamination.
The explosion was caused by a runaway reaction from an overheated reactor. During the production of coagulant 129, a compound used in water treatment, an increase in temperature caused the reactor to overpressurize, rupturing the dome cover and blowing a hole in the roof of the facility. In response to the incident, OSHA conducted an inspection under the agency’s national emphasis program on process safety management for covered chemical facilities.
Read tomorrow’s Daily Citizen for a full report.
Local News
November 27, 2012
OSHA cites MFG Chemical for 20 safety violations
Proposes $77,000 in fines
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