Unchecked dust explosions kill, injure hundreds of workers

By Chris Hamby

After bureaucratic hurdles, industry pushback and political calculations, there is no fix in sight.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Wiley Sherburne":

"… d coated ledges and rafters. Under the right conditions, it smoldered.Wiley Sherburne, a 42-year-old plant electrician, sometimes told his wife how this dust pi …"

"… company has denied violating safety standards at the Tennessee plant where Wiley Sherburne died.‘All of a sudden one day, boom’A dust fire is, in a sense, the re …"

"…  That changed the January day a dust cloud ignited and fatally burned Wiley Sherburne and Wayne Corley.Two months later, investigators found, a worker accidenta …"