Chemicals

New Jersey Worker Jumps into Acid Vat to Save Coworker

Vat contained 40 to 70 percent nitric acid.

Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Man Glues Hands to Prison Gates; EMS Crews Use Special Chemicals to Dissolve Glue

As he was led away, he asked, "Have you got a bucket? I think I'm going to be sick."

Posted Friday, March 2, 2012

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Penn. EMS Crew Exposed In HazMat Call

EMTs became sick while treating man for chemical burns.

Posted Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Fatal Explosion At NY Chemical Plant

Blast shook DuPont plant near Buffalo.

Posted Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Chemical Fire and Explosion Injures West Virginia Workers

Some as-yet unidentified chemicals were put into the trash bin, then exploded.

Posted Thursday, May 13, 2010


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