CSB Releases Final Report Into Fatal 2020 Oil and Gas Well Blowout

At the Daniel H. Wendland 1-H well in Burleson County, Texas

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About the CSB

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is an independent, nonregulatory federal agency that investigates the root causes of major chemical incidents.

Our mission is to drive chemical safety change through independent investigations to protect people and the environment. The agency was created under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.

IN THE CSB’S 25-YEAR HISTORY, the agency has deployed to over 170 chemical incidents and issued nearly 900 recommendations that have led to numerous safety improvements across a wide variety of industries. 

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BP Husky Chemical Release and Fire 

At about 6:46 p.m. on September 20, 2022, an accidental release of flammable chemical chemicals ignited, creating a fire that fatally injured two workers and resulted in substantial property damages at the BP-Husky refinery in Oregon, Ohio

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Fatal Oil and Gas Well Blowout 

View information on the CSB's recently released report into a fatal 2020 oil and gas well blowout in Burleson County, TX.  

 

 

 
 

 

 

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