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Washington chemical tank was called unfit for service before deadly failure, investigators find
Investigators said the contractor warned of severe wall thinning and urged repairs, but the company did not act before the tank failed.
- A federal report released Friday by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board found that a chemical tank at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company mill in Longview was "not fit for continued service" 10 months before it failed in May, killing 11 people.
- In July 2025, inspection contractor Applied Technical Services LLC identified "significant thinning" below minimum safe thickness, yet Nippon Dynawave did not remove the tank from operation or derate it for reduced service before the May 26 implosion.
- The tank failure released roughly 900,000 gallons of white liquor, destroying buildings and killing 11 workers. Survivor Massey described hearing "a loud rumbling" as the vessel imploded around 7 a.m., forcing workers to flee the caustic liquid.
- Earlier this week, the Washington Department of Ecology issued notice of 35 environmental violations to Nippon Dynawave, with the company facing potential fines of up to $10,000 per violation, per day.
- While the Chemical Safety Board continues its investigation into the cause of the failure, Nippon Dynawave stated it will not speculate on the incident, noting it is working with agencies as they determine why the vessel failed despite previous inspection warnings.
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Washington chemical tank was called unfit for service before deadly failure, investigators find - Regional Media News
An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill "not fit for continued service" 10 months before it failed in May, killing 11 in one of the deadliest U.S. workplace disasters in recent decades, according to a federal report released Friday. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board's update about the May 26 failure in Longview, which expelled enough caustic liquid to blow out building walls, is part of an ongoing investigati…
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Washington chemical tank was called unfit for service before deadly failure, investigators find
An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill was unfit for service 10 months before its fatal failure in May. The U.S.
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