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Aluminum dust, which accumulates during the iPad polishing process, likely contributed to the <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/12/19/explosion-at-ipad-plant-injures-61-workers/">recent explosion at an iPad plant that killed 61 workers</a> according to the group China Labor Watch. The explosion occurred earlier this week at the Pegatron-owned Ri Teng Computer Accessory factory. According to the United States Department of Labor Occupational Health & Safety administration, aluminum can become explosive if it is “suspended in the air at the right concentration.” <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/05/foxconn-asks-employees-to-sign-anti-suicide-pledge/">Safety has always been a concern at the plants</a> Apple chooses to manufacture its products, and the Cupertino-based firm also <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/11/16/apple-coughs-up-the-truth-on-pollution-problems-at-15-chinese-plants/">recently admitted that 15 of its supply chain plants</a> violate China’s environmental regulations. “We are working closely with Pegatron to understand the cause of this accident,” Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu told <em>Bloomberg</em>. “Our hearts go out to the people who were hurt in Songjiang.”<span id="more-117417"></span>
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Aluminum dust, which accumulates during the iPad polishing process, likely contributed to the <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/12/19/explosion-at-ipad-plant-injures-61-workers/">recent explosion at an iPad plant that killed 61 workers</a> according to the group China Labor Watch. The explosion occurred earlier this week at the Pegatron-owned Ri Teng Computer Accessory factory. According to the United States Department of Labor Occupational Health & Safety administration, aluminum can become explosive if it is “suspended in the air at the right concentration.” <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/05/foxconn-asks-employees-to-sign-anti-suicide-pledge/">Safety has always been a concern at the plants</a> Apple chooses to manufacture its products, and the Cupertino-based firm also <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/11/16/apple-coughs-up-the-truth-on-pollution-problems-at-15-chinese-plants/">recently admitted that 15 of its supply chain plants</a> violate China’s environmental regulations. “We are working closely with Pegatron to understand the cause of this accident,” Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu told <em>Bloomberg</em>. “Our hearts go out to the people who were hurt in Songjiang.”<span id="more-117417"></span>
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