Mesquite, NV — A man was taken to the hospital in critical condition after an explosion at the Primex Plastics plant in Mesquite, Nevada, on Wednesday, September 24, 2014.
A spokesperson from Mesquite Fire & Rescue said that a “flash explosion” seemed to have been caused by an electrical breaker failure. Steve Cramer, the plant manager, has said that the accident is under investigation.
The injured worker was taken to a hospital in St. George, Utah. His name has not been released.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
One thing I think is important to keep in mind is that an explosion at a plant like this doesn’t just happen all by itself. Typically, it’s a series of events that leads up to it. What that series of events looks like is always different, but can have a big impact on determining what actually caused the explosion. If it was something as simple as a worker pushing one button when he should have pushed another, that’s one thing. But what if there were five or six things that went wrong, ultimately leading up to the explosion? Who’s to say that a faulty or defective part in some machine didn’t play a role here? My point here is that it’s never wise to assume anything until you know all the facts. Most explosions in industrial settings are the result of several things going wrong, not just one. In my experience, defective parts are a likely culprit.
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