Explosion At Aluminum Facility In Missouri Injures 33 Employees

Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 Property Workers' Compensation

An explosion rocked the metal service building at Noranda Aluminum about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, injuring 33 employees and taking out the side of the building. A large plume of smoke could be seen above the plant near New Madrid, Missouri, in New Madrid County. Preliminary information indicates 33 workers at the plant were injured, according to a news release late Tuesday from Rhonda Burke of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration office in St. Louis.

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