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2026-10-26 · Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, United States · Public Health & Safety · SEVERE DAMAGEROAD DAMAGE
Abilene mayor says fatal crashes rose about 30% in Taylor County with Stargate construction traffic
Abilene Mayor Weldon Hurt said fatal crashes in Taylor County rose about 30% because of increased traffic as 5,000 to 9,000 temporary workers built the Stargate AI data center campus about eight miles outside the city. Residents also described all-day traffic on local roads.
AI Next Door: What Abilene learned living by StargateRecord details
2026-08-14 · Claude, Texas · Public Health & Safety · ROAD DAMAGE
Data center construction traffic brings more wrecks to Highway 207 in Claude, Texas
KCBD reported that increased truck traffic from data center construction along Highway 207 in Claude, Texas is leading to more wrecks, with law enforcement increasing patrols as the school year began.
Claude prepares for school as data center construction increases traffic, wrecks, law enforcementRecord details
2025-08-11 · Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States · Public Health & Safety · POLLUTION
Boxtown residents report breathing problems near xAI's Colossus turbines in Memphis
In August 2025, residents of the Boxtown neighborhood in southwest Memphis told WREG they had experienced more respiratory problems, including asthma attacks, since xAI began running gas turbines to power its Colossus AI data center. A University of Memphis study found most pollutant levels stayed below national standards. A health link has not been established. This is one of three separately documented events at xAI's Memphis-area campuses…
Boxtown residents report breathing problems near xAI's Colossus turbines in MemphisRecord details
2025-07-16 · Pryor, Oklahoma, United States · Public Health & Safety ·
Alleged chemical exposure at Google's Pryor, Oklahoma data center
According to an investigative report by EastOklahoma.com, a security guard employed by contractor GardaWorld filed a workers' compensation case alleging exposure to a chemical leak at Google's data center in Pryor, Oklahoma on July 16, 2025. Google declined to produce investigation reports, footage, or the identity of the substance in response to a subpoena. This record is unverified: the exposure is alleged in a legal filing and reported by a…
What Leaked at Google's Oklahoma Data Center — And Why They Don't Want You to KnowRecord details
2025-06-28 · Fayetteville, Fayette County, Georgia, United States · Public Health & Safety ·
Worker dies after electrical incident at QTS Georgia construction site
On June 28, 2025, a worker suffered an electrical incident while working at the QTS data-center construction site in Fayetteville, Georgia, and died in hospital on July 2, 2025. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution identified him as Anthony J. Riera Azuaje, 25, reporting that his parents filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against electrical contractor Allison-Smith Company; the lawsuit's claims of negligent electrical installation are allegations, not…
Shoddy construction at Georgia data center killed worker, suit saysComplaint for Damages, Riera Graterol et al. v. Allison-Smith Company LLCRecord details
2025-04-24 · New Carlisle, Indiana, United States · Public Health & Safety · ROAD DAMAGEPOLLUTIONFIRE
Two workers airlifted after fire at AWS data center construction site in New Carlisle, Indiana
On April 24, 2025 a fire filled building 104 with smoke at Amazon Web Services' $11 billion data center construction site on Edison Road in New Carlisle, Indiana. Two workers were injured and airlifted to hospital. AWS said a small fire at a non-operational facility was quickly contained. Sources describe the campus as a cloud data center; they do not establish an AI-specific use.
Two people hospitalized after fire at AWS data center construction site in New Carlisle, IndianaRecord details
2022-08-08 · Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States · Public Health & Safety · POWER OUTAGEEXPLOSION
Arc-flash explosion at Google's Council Bluffs data center burns three electricians
On August 8, 2022 three electricians working on an electrical cabinet at Google's data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa were burned by an arc flash, according to the Council Bluffs fire chief. All three were taken to the Nebraska Medical Center in critical condition. Google confirmed the electrical incident and said a Google Search and Maps outage the same day was unrelated. Sources do not describe this as an AI-specific facility.
Google data center has electrical explosion, causing injuriesThree people critically injured after electrical event at Google Data Center in Council BluffsRecord details
· Holly Ridge, Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States · Public Health & Safety · SEVERE DAMAGEROAD DAMAGE
Crashes up more than 600% on roads around Meta's Hyperion data center construction in Richland Parish
Gulf States Newsroom reported that, according to police records, at least 64 crashes occurred on roads around Meta's Hyperion data center construction site in 2025 through September, compared with nine the year before, as thousands of dump trucks and 18-wheelers travel to the site daily. Holly Ridge Elementary School closed its playground facing the road over truck safety concerns.
Crashes up more than 600% on roads around Meta's Hyperion data center construction in Richland ParishRecord details
· Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, United States · Public Health & Safety · ROAD DAMAGE
Abilene resident injured and truck totaled in crash with construction semi near Stargate data center site
An Abilene resident told KTXS in May 2025 that a construction semi pulled out in front of him near the Lancium/Stargate data center project, crushing his driver's door, totaling his truck and sending him to the hospital with severe arm injuries. He said he is taking legal action.
Abilene resident injured and truck totaled in crash with construction semi near Stargate data center siteRecord details
· Hamby, Taylor County, Texas, United States · Public Health & Safety · ROAD DAMAGE
Man killed at Hamby intersection where residents blame AI data center construction traffic
KTXS reported in June 2026 that Adam Lee Reyna, 26, died in a vehicle collision at the intersection of Elmdale Road, Highway 351 and County Road 504 near Abilene. Residents said increased traffic from AI data center construction has made the intersection dangerous. The report does not establish that a data center vehicle was involved in the crash.
Man killed at Hamby intersection where residents blame AI data center construction trafficRecord details