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Defense Industry Incidents

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has investigated one or more incidents in this industry sector. Each linked page provides the full event sequence, root causes, failed safeguards, and official CSB recommendations for preventing similar incidents.

2 CSB investigations in this database cover the defense sector, spanning 1998–2024.


Defense Industry Incidents (2)

Incident Date Location Key Hazards
Donaldson Enterprises, Inc. Fatal Fireworks Disassembly Explosion and Fire 04/08/2011 Waipahu, HI Explosion, Fire
Sierra Chemical Co. High Explosives Accident 01/07/1998 Mustang, NV Explosion, Fire

Frequently Involved Hazard Types

Explosion · Fire · Asphyxiation · Structural Failure


Most Common Chemicals Involved

Flammable Liquid, Diesel, Combustible Dust, Peroxide


Data sourced from CSB.gov public investigation reports. This site is an independent project not affiliated with the U.S. CSB.