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U.S. Chemical Safety Board Opens Investigation into Fatal Explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in Tennessee

October 29, 2025

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that it is deploying a team to investigate the fatal explosion that occurred on October 10, 2025, at the Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC (AES) facility in Humphreys County, Tennessee.

Tennessee Safety and Health Conference 2025

January 31, 2025

The Tennessee Safety Conference offers attendees an opportunity to learn from industry experts.

Tennessee cleanup workers exposed to hazmat can sue

November 14, 2018

A federal jury last week ruled that the company who hired workers to clean up a coal ash spill in Tennessee failed to protect them from the hazards involved. The ruling clears the way for workers affected by the highly toxic substance to seek damages from Jacobs Engineering, the company tasked with cleaning up a massive coal ash spill at the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Kingston Fossil Plant.

Public safety

Seven dead in Tennessee wildfires

December 1, 2016

Wildfires continue to range across parts of Tennessee, although rain yesterday helped firefighters rein in the massive blaze, which has killed at least seven people and consumed more than 15,650 acres. A number of people are still missing.

NTSB investigates fatal Tenn. work zone crash

September 27, 2016

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) opened a docket yesterday for its ongoing investigation of a fatal 2015 Tennessee highway work zone crash, involving a semitractor-trailer and eight passenger vehicles.

Tennessee OSHA co-sponsors 3rd Annual Safety Fest TN in Oak Ridge

More than 40 free safety and health training classes and seminars available

August 18, 2014

Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) has teamed up with the Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership (ORBSP) along with dozens of other organizations to host the 3rd Annual Safety Fest TN. This year’s fest will be held in Oak Ridge from Monday, September 8, through Friday, September 12, and will feature experts leading more than 40 free classes and seminars, and a safety expo with 30 exhibitors from various companies in the safety and health field.

After children's electrocution deaths, Tennessee passes marina safety bill

ESFI urges other states to do the same

June 17, 2014

The Tennessee General Assembly has enacted a marina safety law intended to protect state residents from electric shock injuries and drowning deaths near marinas and boat docks.

Safety manager sent to prison for lying about workplace injuries

Treatment for broken bones, etc. was denied or delayed to get bonuses

April 16, 2013

A former safety manager of the Shaw Group has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for deliberately falsifying records of workplace injuries. Shaw, formerly Stone and Webster Construction, held a contract for construction services at several TVA facilities, and used the false injury reports to claim bonuses of more than $2.5 million under the contract.

Labor Department reaches $1 billion paid to Tennessee residents under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (5/28)

May 28, 2009

The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it has paid more than $1 billion in compensation and medical benefits to 9,134 Tennessee residents under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).