Key lessons to prevent flammable vapor explosions caused by welding and cutting.... More

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has collected information on a number of oil tank explosions between 1985 and 2008 that resulted in fatal injuries to teenagers and young adults. In general, these occurred when teenagers were gathering, socializing, or playing around petroleum storage tanks. ... More

"No Place to Hang Out" tells the tragic story of Devon Byrd and Wade White, two Mississippi teenagers who were killed October 31, 2009, in an oil tank explosion.... More

Preview of “No Place to Hang Out: The Danger of Oil Sites,” an 11 minute video that will be released at 10 am CDT on 4.13.2010. The video tells the story of the tragic deaths of 18-year-old Wade White and 16-year-old Devon Byrd, killed October 31, 2009, when an oil tank, located in a clearing in the woods near the home of one of the boys in the rural town of Carnes, suddenly exploded.... More

An animation detailing proper purging procedures, originally used at the CSB's public meeting in Raleigh, NC to update the public on the board's ongoing investigation into the June 9, 2009, natural gas explosion and fire at the ConAgra facility in Garner, NC. ... More

Surveillance Video Footage... More

Video Camera Footage from November 4, 2009, explosion and fire at the Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross, UT.... More