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Explosion: Imperial Sugar

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of OSHIT where Kat and Ella tell the story of the 14 victims of the 2007 Imperial Sugar Refinery Explosion in Port Wentworth, Georgia. This story is dedicated to those victims and to preventing loss of life due to combustible dust explosions in the future.


Eric Barnes, John Calvin Butler Jr., Alphonso Fields Sr., Truitt Byers, Michael Kelly Fields, Malcolm Frazier, McKinley “Von” Habersham Sr., Shelathia “Shon” Harvey, Earl Johnson, Patricia Ann “Pat” Lowe Proctor, Earl Quarterman, Byron Singleton, Tony Thomas, and Michael “Big Mike” Williams.


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The sources used for this episode include the following:


  • ⁠⁠⁠https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2018/02/06/imperial-sugar-tragedy-repercussions-continue-10-years-later/13838872007/⁠⁠⁠
  • ⁠⁠⁠https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2018/02/12/480171.htm#:~:text=7%2C%202008%2C%20tragedy%20were%20Eric,Michael%20%E2%80%9CBig%20Mike%E2%80%9D%20Williams⁠⁠⁠.
  • ⁠⁠⁠https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=311522858⁠⁠⁠
  • ⁠⁠⁠https://www.csb.gov/assets/1/20/imperial_sugar_report_final_updated.pdf?13902⁠⁠⁠
  • ⁠⁠⁠https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=310988712⁠⁠⁠
  • ⁠⁠https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/07252008⁠⁠⁠
  • ​⁠⁠⁠https://www.csb.gov/imperial-sugar-company-dust-explosion-and-fire/⁠⁠⁠
  • ⁠⁠https://www.blufftontoday.com/story/news/2018/02/07/you-can-t-stay-angry-10-years-after-imperial-sugar-tragedy-couple-relies-god-family/14098530007/⁠⁠
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