The contractor that installed the pressure vessel that caused the deadly explosion at the Givaudan Sense Colour plant in November without a permit paid $500 to settle the violation with Kentucky ...

A new report reveals that the pressure and temperature inside a vessel at the Givaudan Sense Colour factory far exceeded safety limits. The explosion killed two workers and scattered debris ...

That ultimately led to the explosion. The vent valve was supposed to automatically open to relieve pressure in the vessel to maintain the pressure at the 12 psig setpoint. As part of its ongoing ...

The maximum pressure before the explosion was 237 psig, more than three times the maximum of 75 psig. Chemical Safety Board officials said that valve and the actuator of the vessel, which creates ...

Following the result of a public records request, the Ohio Division of State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigations ...

Federal investigators say the deadly Givaudan explosion 'should ... cooking vessel No. 6, was 30 degrees above the max at 385 degrees Fahrenheit and the pressure was more than three times where ...

CSB investigators discovered the reactor vessel's automated vent ... to open so it could relieve pressure and maintain the setpoint. “This massive explosion should not have happened," CSB ...

the pressure and temperature increased above the reactor’s limit. That triggered the explosion that killed two people, seriously injured three more and damaged nearby stores and homes. The CSB found ...

Investigators also determined a mechanism meant to automatically regulate the vessel's pressure was "almost fully closed." "This massive explosion should not have happened. Two people died ...