U.S. manufacturing plant explosions injure four
August 8, 2018
An explosion on August 6 at the Arconic Fastening Systems plant in Rochester, New York State, created a fireball that left two men with critical injuries, police and fire officials told local news organizations. The blast is thought to have occurred when fluid from a leaky hydraulic press touched an ignition source.
First responders arrived at the facility to find a 29-year-old man and a 33-year-old man with severe burns, local media reported. The fire department said that three other people received minor injuries from the fireball.
The plant in Rochester produces aircraft engine and industrial gas turbine components, according to the company’s website.
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the local fire department are investigating the incident.
On the same day, another worker was severely injured in a chemical plant explosion in Georgia. The blast at the ARI plant in Orchard Hill burned two people, including one worker who has third degree burns on over 90% of his body, a fire official told local media.
First responders were unable to airlift the severely burned man due to thunderstorms in the area at the time.
Officials told television news station WXIA that acetone may have been involved in the incident and that the explosion occurred in an area of the plant used for mixing. A report by the Barnesville Herald-Gazette said the blast was sparked by lightning during a storm.
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Two workers were critically injured by a 30-foot fireball that exploded at a plant on Rochester's west side on Monday afternoon.
Firefighters were dispatched to Arconic Fastening Systems on McKee Road around 12:20 p.m. for the report of a person on fire. Crews arrived to find two men with critical burns to their bodies.
Rochester Fire Department spokesman Amon Hudson said that an investigation determined that a hydraulic press was leaking fluid. That fluid came in contact with an ignition source, causing a fireball approximately 30 feet in diameter.
Hudson said both men were caught inside the fireball.
The victims, who were not identified, were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital by AMR ambulance.
According to the Arconic website, the McKee Road facility makes rings for aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines.
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Explosion at manufacturing plant injures 2 workers
Monday, August 6, 2018
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) —
Officials say two workers have suffered serious injuries in an explosion at a Rochester manufacturing plant.
City fire officials say emergency crews responded around 12:20 p.m. Monday to a report of a person on fire at the Arconic Fastening Systems facility on Rochester's west side.
When crews arrived they found two men suffering from burns. They've been taken to Strong Memorial Hospital. Their conditions haven't been released.
Fire officials say the explosion occurred when fluid from a leaking hydraulic press came in contact with an ignition source, causing a 30-foot diameter fireball to erupt and engulf both men.
According to the company's website, Arconic makes rings for aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines.