February 3 – 2023 Ohio train derailment: A train carrying 20 cars of hazardous material derailed in East Palestine. The material was burned, which released hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air, causing an evacuation of all residents within a one-mile radius of the crash and an emergency response across three states.[1]
March 4 – A Norfolk Southern train derails in Clark County with local residents advised to shelter in place. The derailment comes just over one month after the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine. However, no hazardous materials are known to be involved in the Clark County derailment.[2]
November 14 – Six people are killed and eighteen others are injured in a crash between a semi-trailer and a charter bus on Interstate 70 in Licking County.[5]
November 28 – Three people are killed in an explosion at a business in Hillsboro.[6]