Tennessee regulators have fined a chemical plant $25,000 for an explosion that shut down an interstate and put several schools on lockdown. WRCB-TV reported that the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Wacker Chemie for seven violations stemming from …
A deadly explosion at a military flare plant in West Tennessee was an accident and not caused by a criminal act, according to federal investigators. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said the Feb. 22 explosion at the …
A West Tennessee sheriff said an employee who was severely injured in a manufacturing plant explosion has died. Hardeman County Sheriff John Doolen told WMC-TV that Michael Chism, who was burned over 90 percent of his body in last Saturday’s …
A federal panel says a company knew of the explosive danger of dust throughout its Tennessee plant but didn’t do enough to prevent three separate blasts that killed five people last year. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released a final …
