A mechanical issue at Wacker’s Charleston, Tenn., plant early this morning caused a response team to be sent to the factory’s distillation area, but there were no injuries and production was unaffected, an official said today.
At about 7:16 a.m., the issue was detected during a continuous monitoring of the distillation process, said Bill Toth, Wacker Chemical Co.’s director of corporate communications. In accordance with standard protocol, the plant’s incident response team was sent to the distillation area and access to the site was suspended, he said. Toth said there was no chemical spill.
At about 9:00 a.m. the mechanical issue was resolved, the plant was reopened at 9:48 a.m. and operations returned to normal, he said. There were no injuries, Toth said, and no risk posed to people on the site or to the community.
“Wacker’s first and foremost priority is the safety and well-being of its team members, contractors and the community,” Toth said.