Eastman Chemical Spill In Holston River
This makes two chemical spills at Eastman in the last two weeks!! What is going on over there? They were fined $48,000 back in April, 2009 by the Department of Environment and Conservation. See Eastman Chemical fined by TDEC for many violations
Another chemical spill at Eastman Chemical Company on Wednesday morning.
Eastman officials say there was a brief accidental discharge in the South Fork Holston River due to the over-pressurization of a process reactor.
The spill was a mixture of diethyl ether, the same type of spill that occurred on July 28, 2009, and tetraethyl pyrophosphate.
Representatives from Department of Environment and Conservation’s Johnson City field office conducted a site investigation Wednesday morning.
Eastman reports no employees were injured but approximately one dozen fish were killed. Eastman does not expect this release to have any further adverse impact on the South Fork Holston River. A team is investigating the incident.
davenport said he would have the smartest workforce of all chemical companies and that’s what they have. They are forcing experienced “old timers” out and replacing with educated idiots. I am one they “forced out”.