L&I Says Nippon Dynawave Citation Unrelated to Fatal Tank Incident

The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries cited Nippon Dynawave for failing to document its safety plans or keep required records relating to an ammonia tank used to treat wastewater, a violation the agency said was not related to its inspection into a fatal tank collapse in May. A chemical tank holding more than 500,000 gallons of a caustic solution used to turn wood chips into pulp collapsed at a Nippon Dynawave mill in Longview on May 26, killing 11 workers. L&I had already opened an investigation into the company before the fatal accident. The citation stems from an in...