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CSB Investigators Deploying to Fire at ExxonMobil Refinery in Baton Rouge, LA
Three person investigative team will begin inquiry into Tuesday's fire

Chemical Safety Board Deploying to Site of Chemical Release in Atchison, Kansas

Chemical release led to a shelter-in-place order for thousands of residents

U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases 2017 to 2021 Strategic Plan

CSB Releases New 5 Year Strategic Plan

CSB Releases Final Case Study into 2013 Explosion and Fire at Williams Olefins Plant in Geismar, Louisiana

Concludes that Process Safety Management Deficiencies Led to the Explosion

CSB Will Hold October 20 Public Business Meeting

in Washington, DC

CSB Releases Final Report into 2014 Freedom Industries Mass Contamination of Charleston, West Virginia Drinking Water

Report Includes Lessons Learned to Prevent a Similar Incident from Occurring

Dangerously Close: Explosion in West, Texas

CSB Safety Video on the 2013 explosion at the West Fertilizer Company in West, Texas

Filling Blind

CSB Safety Video on the 2009 massive explosion at Caribbean Petroleum

Animation of Chemical Release at DuPont's La Porte Facility

CSB Animation of methyl mercaptan release at DuPont’s La Porte facility

West Fertilizer Explosion and Fire

West, Texas, April 17, 2013

ExxonMobil Refinery Explosion

Photos from the February 18, 2015 incident in Torrance, California

Photos from DuPont La Porte Investigation

Investigation photos from the CSB's ongoing examination of the 2014 fatal chemical release

Photos from Combustible Dust Investigations

A series of photos featuring images of the devastating consequences of combustible dust accidents

Tesoro Martinez Sulfuric Acid Spill

February 12, 2014

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CSB Investigators Deploying to Fire at ExxonMobil Refinery in Baton Rouge, LA

11/23/2016

Three person investigative team will begin inquiry into Tuesday's fire
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Chemical Safety Board Deploying to Site of Chemical Release in Atchison, Kansas

10/24/2016

An investigative team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has deployed to the scene of a chemical release that led to a shelter-in-place order for thousands of residents and at least 85 members of the public seeking medical attention in Atchison,...
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U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases 2017 to 2021 Strategic Plan

10/20/2016

CSB Releases New 5 Year Strategic Plan
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Dangerously Close: Explosion in West, Texas

1/29/2016 3:41:00 PM
CSB Safety Video on the April 17, 2013, fire and explosion at the West Fertilizer Company in West, Texas, which resulted in 15 fatalities, 260 injuries, and widespread community damage. read more

BP Texas City Animation - Spanish

11/20/2015 11:26:00 PM
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Filling Blind

10/21/2015 7:19:00 PM
CSB Safety Video on the 2009 massive explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum, or CAPECO, terminal facility near San Juan, Puerto Rico. The incident occurred when gasoline overflowed and sprayed out from a large aboveground storage tank, forming a 107-acre vapor cloud that ignited. read more