Ammonia Week in Review | July 25, 2014

Small ammonia leaks fill up this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… 

Minor Ammonia Scare At Sanfords – An early morning ammonia leak at Sulphur Point was isolated quicker than firefighters could arrive.  Emergency services were called to the Sanford ammonia plant on Cross Road about 5am.  […keep reading]

One Transported To Hospital Following Ammonia Leak At Tyson – An ammonia leak at the Tyson Fresh Meats plant on West Sixth Avenue prompted a call for police and ambulance assistance on Tuesday morning.  […keep reading]

FDL Fire Department Responds To Possible Ammonia Leak – No one was injured at a cold storage facility following the report of an ammonia leak.  Fond du Lac firefighters responded to Laack Cold Storage, 356 Dixie St., after someone reported smelling ammonia in the area around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 23.  […keep reading]

Chemical Firm Denies That Ammonia Leak Was The Source Of ‘Fishy’ Smell Wafting Across Teesside – An email seen by The Gazette sent to staff at a chemical firm indicated the smell was the result of an ammonia spill at a neighbouring company on the Billingham complex.  […keep reading]

OSHA Cites Grain Co-Op After Ammonia Release Kills Truck Driver – The U.S. Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a grain cooperative with a dozen serious safety violations following an uncontrolled release of anhydrous ammonia that killed a truck driver and injured three others at its Tecumseh, Neb., facility in March.  […keep reading]