Video Description
U.S. Chemical Safety Board safety video detailing a 2010 hot work accident at DuPont Buffalo.
On November 9, 2010, an explosion occurred in Tonawanda, New York (a suburb of Buffalo). The explosion occurred while a welder was performing maintenance on a tank that contained flammable gas. The explosion resulted in the death of the welder and serious injury to a second worker.
The CSB conducted an investigation of the incident. The final report of the investigation can be found here: http://www.csb.gov/e-i-dupont-de-nemours-co-fatal-hotwork-explosion/.
About the Chemical Safety Board
The CSB is an independent federal agency charged with investigating serious chemical accidents. CSB investigations examine all aspects of chemical accidents, including physical causes such as equipment failure as well as inadequacies in regulations, industry standards, and safety management systems. The Board does not issue citations or fines but makes safety recommendations to companies, industry organizations, labor groups, and regulatory agencies such as OSHA and EPA.
For more information, please visit www.csb.gov or contact Communications Manager Hillary Cohen at public@csb.gov or by phone at 202.446.8095.
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