September 23, 2025 · OSHA fined Carlton’s Tree Service $16,550 after a worker became caught in a chipper and was fatally decapitated. The company was cited previously for lacking head and fall protection.
September 18, 2025 · Preliminary evidence indicates a combustible wood dust explosion occurred at the Horizon Biofuels facility in Fremont, Nebraska. The structure remains unsafe to enter, delaying the investigation.
September 8, 2025 · Combustible dust explosions at Didion Milling's Wisconsin facility in 2017 killed five and seriously injured 14. Nine CSB safety recommendations are left unanswered despite outreach.
September 2, 2025 · Horizon was cited by OSHA in 2012 and the state Dept. of Environment & Energy in 2025 for combustible dust buildup, which may have caused the July 29 explosion that killed three.
September 2, 2025 · Volume 3 of the CSB’s chemical incident reports cover 30 incidents from 2020 to 2025 that caused two deaths, 25 serious injuries, and $1.8 billion in damage across 15 states.