Gluesenkamp Perez leads moment of silence for Longview mill victims

State agencies confirm they inspected Washington mill, but not the tank or its safety records, before rupture killed 11 - Discrepancy Report

A 900,000-gallon white liquor tank ruptured at Nippon Dynawave’s Longview mill on May 26, killing 11 workers. The cause remains under investigation. Before it failed, Washington agencies had reviewed the facility for pollution and workplace-safety issues. But state regulators told me they did not inspect the failed tank or review its structural inspection, maintenance, engineering or hazard-assessment records. The company may have inspected the …

Gluesenkamp Perez leads moment of silence for Longview mill victims

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, led members of Congress in a moment of silence June 4 to honor the 11 men who died following the industrial disaster at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill in Longview. Gluesenkamp Perez thanked her colleagues after the observance, saying the House paused to remember the workers who lost their lives and those still recovering from injuries. The incident occurred May 26 at the Nippon Dynawave Packagin…