CSB: Valve Error Caused Explosion at Shell Plant US
Near-miss at Shell Polymers in Monaca, Pennsylvania: an unintended valve error triggered an explosion causing $95 million in damage and evacuation.
Incident Investigation
Construction firm fined after 24-year-old temporary worker falls through unprotected stairwell opening
Hillbeck Homes (Sowerby Bridge) Ltd has been fined £300,000 plus £9,284.05 in costs by a UK court, after a 24-year-old
Fatal Accident at U.S. Steel Clairton: Failed Cast-Iron Valve and Inadequate Facility Siting Cost Two Workers Their Lives
An explosion of coke oven gas in the basement of the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works in Clairton, Pennsylvania, United
Investigation into fire at Saipol plant in Sète points to poor information exchange with subcontractors
Incident On 10 April 2024 at 4:40 pm, a fire broke out in the esterification unit (biodiesel production) of the
Medical device company Smith & Nephew Medical fined after 1.2-tonne crate falls on worker in Hull
Incident On 22 December 2020, a 64-year-old employee of transport company Nippon Express (UK) Ltd suffered life-changing injuries when a
Food manufacturer Samworth Brothers fined after two workers scalded due to inadequate isolation procedure
Incident Two workers – an employee of Samworth Brothers Ltd and a contractor – suffered burns during maintenance work on
Railway worker, 30, killed in accident with moving train in Montreal, Canada
A 30-year-old railway employee died on 12 September 2026, at around 3 a.m., in an accident involving a moving train
Man dies after fire extinguisher explosion at recycling company in Oldbury, United Kingdom
A fire extinguisher recycling company in Oldbury, United Kingdom, has been fined after a 37-year-old employee died in an explosion
Manufacturer fined after worker’s arm caught in conveyor belt
A maintenance engineer suffered life-changing injuries when his arm became trapped in an unguarded conveyor belt. The UK’s HSE fined the company £160,000.
Pilot on the Phone: Fatal Collision in Houston Ship Channel Blamed on Bridge Distraction
A 39-minute personal phone call by the pilot aboard the bulk carrier Yangze 7 ended less than two minutes before the collision with the towing vessel Miss Peggy in the Houston Ship Channel, Texas. The NTSB concludes that a failure to maintain a proper lookout on multiple vessels led to the fatal accident and recommends a ban on the non-operational use of personal electronic devices by pilots.