Explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems Plant

mehavey · April 17, 2014, 11:55 AM

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news...ctory/7794969/
Which apparently is the parent company of Accurate Powders.

Does anyone have more complete information as to what actually happened, and which functional part of the plant was destroyed?

johnwilliamson062 · April 17, 2014, 02:59 PM

I always thought Rio was from Latin America.

My guess is all of it is indefinitely shut down fir a production facility that has 12 people. Must be small.

glh17 · April 17, 2014, 06:20 PM

It was on the local news (Nashville) last night but there wasn't anything in the news broadcast that wasn't in paper.

Slamfire · April 17, 2014, 07:10 PM

Don't apply for a job at a Plant which has a sign bragging : "Ten working days since last fatal accident!"

Redstone Arsenal has a rocket propellant demilling plant and a couple of guys were killed there in 2010. Rocket propellant is nitrocellulose with special herbs and spices; similar to the stuff we use as gunpowder.

http://www.army.mil/article/38599/ex...stone-arsenal/

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/osh...senal-d-86179/

People just don't appreciate just how dangerous gunpowder is, in all its various forms.

mete · April 18, 2014, 10:11 AM

So is early movie film. That's why there has been a long term effort to remake movies to a more stable film !

Evan Thomas · April 18, 2014, 11:07 AM

Okaaay... nothing gun-related here, so -- bye.

April 17, 2014, 11:55 AM	#1
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,896	Explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems Plant http://www.tennessean.com/story/news...ctory/7794969/ Which apparently is the parent company of Accurate Powders. Does anyone have more complete information as to what actually happened, and which functional part of the plant was destroyed?

April 17, 2014, 07:10 PM	#4
Slamfire Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2007 Posts: 5,261	Don't apply for a job at a Plant which has a sign bragging : "Ten working days since last fatal accident!" Redstone Arsenal has a rocket propellant demilling plant and a couple of guys were killed there in 2010. Rocket propellant is nitrocellulose with special herbs and spices; similar to the stuff we use as gunpowder. http://www.army.mil/article/38599/ex...stone-arsenal/ http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/osh...senal-d-86179/ People just don't appreciate just how dangerous gunpowder is, in all its various forms. __________________ If I'm not shooting, I'm reloading.

April 18, 2014, 10:11 AM	#5
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	So is early movie film. That's why there has been a long term effort to remake movies to a more stable film ! __________________ And Watson , bring your revolver !

April 18, 2014, 11:07 AM	#6
Evan Thomas Senior Member Join Date: July 7, 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 5,631	Okaaay... nothing gun-related here, so -- bye. __________________ Never let anything mechanical know you're in a hurry.

April 17, 2014, 02:59 PM	#2
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	I always thought Rio was from Latin America. My guess is all of it is indefinitely shut down fir a production facility that has 12 people. Must be small.

April 17, 2014, 06:20 PM	#3
glh17 Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2013 Location: Middle TN Posts: 165	It was on the local news (Nashville) last night but there wasn't anything in the news broadcast that wasn't in paper.