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Company Fined More Than $1M After Washington Plant Blast

Zodiac Cabin & Structures Support LLC has been fined $1,316,000 for workplace safety and health violations following an explosion at its carbon fiber production plant north of Spokane. Seventeen workers were injured in the oven explosion at the Newport, Wash., …

Washington Company Fined More Than $1M for July 2015 Blast

Zodiac Cabin & Structures Support LLC has been fined $1,316,000 for workplace safety and health violations following an explosion at its carbon fiber production plant north of Spokane. Seventeen workers were injured in the oven explosion at the Newport, Wash., …

Indianapolis Plant Explosion Caused by Malfunction

Officials say a malfunction in an aluminum heating machine caused an explosion and small fire at an Indianapolis factory. No injuries were reported from the explosion about 2 a.m. Tuesday at MidAmerica Extrusions on the city’s east side. Fire officials …

Deadly Omaha Plant Explosion Cause Unknown

After a blast caused much of an Omaha manufacturing plant to collapse, some workers found themselves buried in debris and others scrambled for their lives. Two of the 38 workers who were at the International Nutrition plant on Monday morning …