CSB Updates Accidental Release Reporting Data – 7-23-24
Yesterday in preparation for their quarterly business meeting today, the CSB updated their published list of reported chemical release incidents. They added 32 new incidents that occurred since the previous version was published [removed from paywall] in April. They also inserted three ‘new’ incidents, and removed one, that occurred before April. These are not incidents that the CSB is investigating, these are incidents that were reported to the CSB under their Accidental Release Reporting rules (40 CFR 1604).
The table below shows the top five states based upon the number of reported incidents since the April update was published.
Pre-April 2024 Incidents
The table below shows the three ‘new’ added incidents, and one removed incident, that the update applied to the pre-April 2024 portion of the table.
New Incidents
The new version of the database adds 32 new incidents reported since the April 19th, 2024 version of the data was published. The new incidents include four incidents where deaths were involved, 19 with serious injuries and 14 where significant property damage was reported. Once again, Texas lead with the most reported incidents (6) with Louisiana in second with just four.
The table below shows the top ten states with high reported incidents rates since the CSB started collecting their Accidental Release Reporting data in April 2020.
Incidents Not Reported
I have been tracking news reports about chemical incidents. While such reports are not necessarily conclusive evidence of a CSB reportable incident, the information included in the news reports seem to indicate that the following incidents should have been reported to CSB:
Moosic, PA – 4-15-24 – Possible,
Naperville, IL – 4-15-24 – Possible,
Old Bridge, NJ – 5-1-24,
Alpharetta, GA – 5-2-24 – Possible,
Macedonia, OH – 5-16-24,
Wynnewood, OK – 5-21-24,
Mesa, AZ – 6-6-24,
Waynesboro, PA – 6-11-24 – Possible,
Fond Du Lac, WI – 6-18-24 – Possible,
Many of the facilities involved in these incidents are not part of what people normally consider to be ‘chemical industry’. This means that the owners might not even know about the Chemical Safety Board, much less its chemical release reporting regulations.