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Testing Concludes that both Accidents Involved Combustible Metal Dust

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released test results confirming preliminary conclusions that two flash fires which occurred at the Hoeganaes Corporation plant in Gallatin, Tennessee—one fatal—involved the combustion of iron powder which had accumulated throughout the facility and became airborne in combustible concentrations.

Woodworking Industry News

Metal dust cited in fatal flash fire

NASHVILLE, TN -- Two flash fires at Hoeganaes Corporation plant in Gallatin, TN, including one which killed an employee, were fueled by combustible metal dust, according to test results released by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB).

Woodworking Industry News

Beware: It's Emerald Ash Borer week

Emerald Ash Borer Beetle Awareness Week runs from May 22 to 28, 2011, and the public is being asked to join in the fight against the small but deadly predator. A destructive beetle, the EAB has killed tens of millions of trees and spread to 15 states and two Canadian provinces since it was first detected in 2002.