Seven dust-fueled explosions caused 10 injuries and four fatalities in 2025, according to a Purdue University report. That represents a drop in incidents from the prior year, but an increase in ...

The annual summary recording nationwide grain dust explosions reported nine incidents in the United States in 2023, resulting in 12 injuries but no fatalities. “Dust explosions are one of the most ...

Dust explosions continue to be a persistent problem for many industries resulting in loss of life, injuries and destruction of property. Combustible dust-fueled fires and explosions continue to injure ...

An increase in grain dust explosions were reported nationally at grain handling, feed manufacturing and biofuel facilities in 2018; however, resulting injuries and fatalities were down from the ...

PORT ANGELES — A “dust explosion” during routine maintenance caused a small fire late Saturday morning at the K-Ply plywood processing plant at 439 Marine Drive It was out in about two hours, but ...

Coal, by its very nature, is a dusty fuel. That poses a serious risk at coal-fired power plants, because coal dust can be highly explosive. However, actions can be taken to reduce the risk.