DUST EXPLOSIONS FOR 2005

Ohio included for the third straight year

Robert W. Schoeff, Professor Emeritus, Kansas State University and Mavis Rogers, FGIS-USDA, in their annual report, state there were thirteen dust explosions reported in the U.S. in 2005. This compares with six in 2004 and a ten-year average of 10.5 explosions. There were two fatalities and eleven injuries. One of the incidents was in Ohio and is recorded as "severe damage, but no injuries or fatalities." Incidents occurred in eight other states: Minnesota (3), North Carolina (2), Kentucky (2) and one each in Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Washington.