TOKYO — A worker at Japan's wrecked nuclear power plant died after falling into a water storage tank, the latest in a growing number of accidents at the site still struggling to clean up the mess from the 2011 Fukushima…
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has released its Marine Accident Brief into the causes of the June 2013 sinking of the offshore supply vessel Celeste Ann after it struck an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. According to…
One person died and 11 others were injured following an explosion caused by a short-circuit at Survival Technologies' chemical factory in Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India. According to Ankleshwar Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) police, a chemical barrel containing 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid exploded…
Three people have been killed in an explosion at a mine in the Ural Mountains, in a blast that investigators believe was caused by an accidental detonation of mining explosives. Two other miners were hospitalized with injuries following the explosion…
An explosion that rocked Petrobras’ second largest Brazilian refinery Sunday and left three people seriously burned has sparked work slowdowns amid growing safety concerns. The blast happened in the U-38 hydrogen generation unit at Petrobras’ 320,000 barrel per day Landulpho…
Citing lessons learned during the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed sweeping changes in regulations for the use of chemical dispersants and other substances in future spills. The 247-page proposed rule includes more stringent standards…
OSHA has issued MFG Chemical Inc. citations following an incident involving the release of chemical vapors from an over-pressurized reactor, which left one worker hospitalized and another dead from burns in his respiratory system. After a media referral alleged that…
EVER thought about a career working on an oil rig? This stomach churning video filmed during a storm may change your mind. The dramatic footage shows waves throwing an oil rig off balance during the huge stors that swept over…
ATHENS, – Two crew members were killed when unidentified military aircraft bombed a Greek-operated oil tanker anchored at the Libyan port of Derna, the Greek coastguard said on Monday. The Liberian-flagged ARAEVO was carrying 12,600 tons of crude oil and…
BOGOTA – Three miners died and one was injured in a blast at a mine near Angelopolis, in northwestern Colombia, local press reports said. The explosion took place due to methane gas accumulation and there were 85 people working in…
