OSHA fines MFG Chemical after explosion in Dalton

Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Dalton, Ga.-based MFG Chemical Inc. $77,000 for 20 alleged safety violations following a plant explosion in May that required hospitalization for about 40 employees of other companies working in the area.

The explosion was caused by a runaway reaction from an overheated reactor, OSHA reported. During the production of coagulant 129, a compound used in water treatment, an increase in temperature caused the reactor to overpressurize, rupturing the dome cover and blowing a hole in the roof of the facility.

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