Hickman County Explosives Plant Committed Safety Violations in 2019, TOSHA Inspection Found

Update issued regarding AES explosion investigation

The following update was released at 4:40 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 by Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with Hickman County Emergency Management Agency. “A controlled disposal is scheduled for 5pm. Black smoke will be seen and a detonation may be heard.— with Hickman County Emergency Management Agency .”   Original Story: The following update was released at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 by Humphreys County Emergency Manage…

Prior Problems Have Dogged Tennessee Explosives Complex Where 18 Are Feared Dead After Blast

The plant’s owners were cited for safety violations in 2019 after five employees working with a dangerous material ‘experienced central nervous system impairment.’

Previous TOSHA violations reported at Bucksnort facility, documents show

BUCKSNORT, Tenn. (WKRN) — As investigators continue to comb through the wreckage of an explosion that left 18 souls unaccounted for Friday, News 2 has learned more about the company that operated the facility. Accurate Energetic Systems is a defense and commercial explosives manufacturer. Documents revealed that there were several Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration violations at the facility. ORIGINAL STORY | 18 feared …

Hickman County explosives plant committed safety violations in 2019, TOSHA inspection found

A Hickman County explosives manufacturing facility that was the site of a massive explosion Oct. 10 had previously made several safety violations.

Explosion at explosives plant shakes homes miles away

A massive blast at an explosives plant leaves nothing but rubble at the business.

12 missing and one dead as explosives plant blows up

Wrecked cars and obliterated buildings can be seen in haunting aerial footage from Hickman County, Tennessee after the explosives plant blew up.