Reflecting the unusually high number of boiler accidents last year, the 1999 National Board Incident Report published by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors confirms that ...

The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board recently released a final report detailing the cause of an industrial incident that launched a large pressure vessel 150 m, killing four ...

The pressure vessel that exploded at the Givaudan Sense Colour facility in Louisville's Clifton neighborhood in November lacked proper permitting and was never inspected on site, according to ...

The Boiler Inspection Section, a division of the Kentucky Department of Housing, Building and Construction that inspects pressure vessels to ensure compliance with state safety standards, never ...

The temperature in the vessel rose to as high as 385 degrees the day of the explosion — 30 degrees higher than its maximum of 355 degrees — and the pressure rose to 237 psig — more than ...

Spokespersons for Samuel Pressure Vessel Group (SPVG) told News Channel 11 that operations at the Lebanon facility were halted as an investigation by local, state and OSHA officials continues.