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Seems once again 7 Hurt in Ga. Plant Explosion

MANCHESTER, Ga. (AP) -- An explosion rocked a metals plant in west Georgia early Thursday, leaving seven people injured, authorities and witnesses said.

The connections are amazing. Workers from Huntington, Wabash, and Manchester IN were connected with Hayes Lemmerz, explosion in 2003 and G&S Metals is in headed in a small town Wabash, IN.

My gut feeling is that some of the same workers from the Hayes explosion may be present at the G&S explosion in GA. I really have been sick about this all because I know what happened in our case and hate to think the same will happen again.

So I'm putting it on watch.

1. Did OSHA enact a preservation rule or allow the clean up of evidence since there has not bee a death? this was allowed at Hayes because there was no immediate death.
2. They are saying there was a explosion more than likely from a gas line but lets see if ultamatly the dust was the cause of the larger and more intense explosion.
   
3. OSHA does not investigate the injuries illnesses and deaths only the possible regulations violated so there may be an unbelievable fine but lets see if things really have changed because they did on Oct. 19, 2007 announce a combustible dust safety programm. The instruction is available electronically on OSHA's Web site. OSHA mostly based it's instruction on the on CSB's studies and NFPA standards and codes some of which came out of the CSB investigations. However the CSB is skeptical of the new instruction and wonders if it is enough,
   

“We’re certainly pleased that OSHA is paying increased attention to this area of deadly accidents,” said Daniel Horowitz, spokesman for the safety board."

“We certainly are going to study the OSHA action closely,” Horowitz said. He noted that the safety board has made multiple recommendations to the administration for changes on OSHA safety enforcement and requirements, and the board has not had time yet to determine whether today’s OSHA action has addressed all of those safety recommendations."
Posted here OSHA the CSB and Me

< This photo is from the Hayes explosion...look familar?
The CSB identified 281 combustible dust incidents between 1980 and 2005 that killed 119 workers and injured 718. CSB Chairman Carolyn W. Merritt stated, "Combustible dust fires and explosions are devastating, preventable, and often fatal tragedies. Dust explosions often cause loss of life and terrible economic consequences. While some programs to mitigate dust hazards exist at the state and local levels, they form a patchwork of adapted and adopted voluntary standards that are challenging to enforce. New federal standards are necessary to prevent further loss of life." Posted here Family Farewell to Carolyn W. Merritt


So on Oct. 19, 2007 OSHA announced a combustible dust safety programm. The instruction is available electronically on OSHA's Web site. OSHA mostly based it's instruction on the on CSB's studies and NFPA standards and codes some of which came out of the CSB investigations.

However the CSB is skeptical of the new instruction and wonders if it is enough,

“We’re certainly pleased that OSHA is paying increased attention to this area of deadly accidents,” said Daniel Horowitz, spokesman for the safety board."

“We certainly are going to study the OSHA action closely,” Horowitz said. He noted that the safety board has made multiple recommendations to the administration for changes on OSHA safety enforcement and requirements, and the board has not had time yet to determine whether today’s OSHA action has addressed all of those safety recommendations." Posted here OSHA the CSB and Me

Well to be honest I'm having a difficult time dealing with it all, it is all way to close to home . So lets just see what happens and pray I'm wrong and G&S was doing what was right. God bless them in GA.