Fatal incident at US catalyst refiner under investigation

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Two dead and 21 injured at silver reclamation facility after chemical mixture released hydrogen sulfide

Two workers were killed and 21 others hospitalised in an incident at Ames Goldsmith Catalyst Refiners, a silver recovery and catalyst manufacturing facility in West Virginia, US, on 22 April. The incident is now under investigation by the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).