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Transportation 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.

9 CSB investigations in this database cover the transportation sector, spanning 1998–2024.


Transportation Incidents (9)

Incident Date Location Key Hazards
DPC Enterprises Glendale Chlorine Release 11/17/2003 Glendale, AZ Toxic Release, Chemical Release
DPC Enterprises Festus Chlorine Release 08/14/2002 Festus, MO Chemical Release, Toxic Release
Sunoco Logistics Partners Flash Fire 08/12/2016 Nederland, TX Flash Fire, Explosion
Barton Solvents Explosions and Fire 07/17/2007 Valley Center, KS Explosion, Fire
Praxair Flammable Gas Cylinder Fire 06/24/2005 St. Louis, MO Fire, Explosion
Third Coast Industries Petroleum Products Facility Fire 05/01/2002 Brazoria County, TX Fire, Pool Fire
Little General Store Propane Explosion 01/30/2007 Ghent, WV Chemical Release, Vapor Cloud Explosion
Georgia-Pacific Corp. Hydrogen Sulfide Poisoning 01/16/2002 Pennington, AL Hydrogen Sulfide Release, Toxic Release
BLSR Operating Ltd. Vapor Cloud Fire 01/13/2003 Rosharon, TX Vapor Cloud Explosion, Flash Fire

Frequently Involved Hazard Types

Chemical Release · Explosion · Fire · Toxic Release · Flash Fire · Vapor Cloud Explosion


Most Common Chemicals Involved

Hydrocarbon Vapor, Caustic Soda, Flammable Liquid, Chlorine, Toxic Gas, Oxygen


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