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16 April 2005 - Glasgow Plastics Factory
Explosion
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An explosion within Carrick Plastics, Springburn, Glasgow has
resulted in 2 workers left with severe burns and 4 others with minor injuries.
The factory employs up to 100 people and is a production plant
for plastic bottles and containers.
Workers have described the explosion as having produced a "big
orange flame" with one workers' opinion being that one machine had blown up
either because of too much hydrogen being put into it, or something having
ignited it.
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) spokesman said of the
incident:
"One of our inspectors is liaising with the emergency
services and will be trying to establish what happened, how it happened, if
anyone is at fault and what lessons can be learned."
A Carrick Holdings spokeswoman declined any comment at this
time.
Article by Alexandra Johnston
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