CSB Releases Final Report Into Fatal 2019 Explosion And Fire At KMCO Chemical Facility

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final report into the fatal explosion and fire at the KMCO production facility in Crosby, Texas, USA.On April 2, 2019, KMCO was producing sulfurized isobutylene as a lubrication additive. The explosion and fire occurred after isobutylene leaked from a fracture in a segment of piping and formed a flammable vapor cloud, which ignited.Fatal injuryOne KMCO employee was fatally injured, and two others were seriously injured. A