Summary In September 2012, the rupture of an auto-purger bubbler resulted in two injuries, one of which was permanent and disabling. The root causes were determined to be a buildup of scale inside the bubbler, and failure to follow proper maintenance/operating procedures. Incident Description Water & mineral deposits were collected in the drain line of […]
Summary In September 2022, a solenoid coil grounded out against the plunger tube which burned a hole in the post of the valve. This resulted in two injuries and a release of approximately 1,095 lbs of ammonia. Incident Description Damage to the solenoid coil allowed the “live” coil to make contact with the “ground” […]
Two businesses and a school are locked down after an ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Anhydrous Ammonia Leak at Baltimore Food Plant Causes Evacuations, School Lockdown – An anhydrous ammonia leak at Green Gourmet Foods caused two business to be evacuated, a school to be placed on lockdown and sent three firefighters to […]
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