Ammonia Week in Review | August 3, 2018

An ammonia leak without an alarm leads to fifteen employees being hospitalized in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…

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Birds Eye Plant had History of OSHA Violations Prior to Ammonia Leak – A dangerous chemical leak Sunday morning sent 15 people to the hospital. After the incident, employees said no alarm sounded warning them of the toxic leak. […keep reading]

Update: Three Still in Hospital After Ammonia Leak at Birds Eye in Darien, WI – A statement from Bird’s Eye says that most of the people taken to the hospital have been released, but three are still there for observation. The exact cause of the leak is under investigation. […keep reading]

Ammonia Leak Sends One to Webster City Hospital – One person was taken to a hospital following a major ammonia leak at an egg-processing facility in Wright County Friday morning. About 4,000 pounds of ammonia were released after a pipe in a refrigeration system was broken by a skid loader at Daybreak Foods. […keep reading]

Workers Evacuated after Ammonia Release at Fruit Processor in Sunnyside – Sunnyside fire officials are investigating the cause of an anhydrous ammonia leak that caused the evacuation of an Alexander Road fruit warehouse for more than four hours Thursday. […keep reading]

Potential Ammonia Leak Contained at Cocoa Water Plant – Crews responded Thursday evening to the Cocoa water treatment after receiving a call about a potential ammonia leak, according to Orange County Fire Rescue. […keep reading]

Wichita Ice Center in Puddles After Ammonia Leak – A malfunction at the Wichita Ice Center has turned the ice into water. The general manager said a tube broke inside the chiller, which caused an ammonia leak.  […keep reading]