Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Negligence(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2006 - 01/06/2006 | Motiva Enterprises (Co-owned by Saudi Aramco) (Co-owned by Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) | Vapor storage tanks - controlling gasoline vapors - improperly maintained and leaking VOC-containing vapors. Fine - $75,000. | Bridgeport, CT, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Negligence, Pollution | |
| 01/02/2007 | Infineum (Co-owned by Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Co-owned by Exxon Mobil) | Use and distribution of new chemical in commercial auto products for several years before the chemical had undergone a required review. Civil penalty - $950,000. | Linden, NJ, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency, (2) | Fraud, Negligence | |
| 21/06/2004 | (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Island Equipment) | Companies failed to review and update risk management plans for storage of hazardous chemicals - $2,000. | Guam | US Environmental Protection Agency | Negligence, Occupational Hazard | |
| 21/06/2004 | Chicken of the Sea (Owned by Thai Union Group) | Chicken of the Sea failed to review and update risk management plans for storage of hazardous chemicals - $1,200. | American Samoa | US Environmental Protection Agency | Negligence, Occupational Hazard | |
| 31/07/2006 - 01/07/2006 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Shell fined for selling and distributing unregistered pesticide - $26,000. | Las Vegas, NV, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Fraud, Negligence | |
| 17/07/2001 | Motiva Enterprises (Co-owned by Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Co-owned by Saudi Aramco) | Leaking and corroded tank -unfit for use - explodes; one worker killed, many others injured; approximately 99,000 gallons of spent sulfuric acid spilled into Delaware river for days; thousands of dead fish and crabs; sulfuric acid released into the air. Criminal fines - $10 million. | Delaware City, DE, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Pollution | |
| 10/06/1999 | (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Equilon Enterprises) (Olympic Pipeline Company) | Ill-maintained pipeline ruptures and releases over 230,000 gallons of gasoline and ignites - 3 people killed, including two ten-year-old boys; over 9 injured; home destroyed; resulting fire killed over 100,000 fish and other aquatic organisms; massive environmental damage on creeks and soil. Civil and criminal penalties on Shell and Olympic - $92 million. | Bellingham, WA, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Pollution | |
| 03/05/2001 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Oil spill in Ogoniland - Shell says 14 of its abandoned oil wells in Nigeria could abruptly blow up. | Ogoni, Nigeria | BBC | Negligence, Pollution | |
| 12/11/2001 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Unacceptable levels of at least one metal or pesticide were found in 156 out of an 181 resident sample's bloodstream living near Shell factory caused by over 20 year pesticide exposure; 88 suffer chronic contamination; 59 suffered from thyroid or liver tumors - says state's health watchdog. | São Paulo, Brazil | Planetark, Reuters | Injuries & Diseases, Negligence | |
| 03/12/2003 | China National Petroleum | Explosion at natural gas field due to workplace negligence; poisonous fumes spread into surrounding communities; entire village nearly wiped out - 243 dead, 2,142 hospitalized. | Kaixian, Chongqing, China | China Daily | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Occupational Hazard, Pollution |