A jury in Grayson County, Texas recently awarded a $15.6 million verdict in a case involving three plumbers who were electrocuted while working at an apartment complex. The electrocution occurred when the three plumbers lifted a flagpole out of its sleeve in order to continue digging around a water main. During the process of lifting…
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As recently reported in the Houston Chronicle, from indoor dining to international flights, industries battered by the Covid pandemic are inching back toward normalcy, but perhaps none has turned a corner quite as clearly as the oil refining industry. There are many examples of energy companies that have shown great improvement in production and profits…
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Each year, many agricultural workers become injured on the job. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that in 2019, 410 farmers and farm workers died from a work-related injury. This means that there was a fatality rate of 19.4 deaths per every 100,000 farmworkers. Moreover, every day about 100 agricultural workers suffer a…
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Workplace injuries occur on a daily basis in Texas, particularly in industries with potentially dangerous, manual labor positions. Higher-risk industries may include the oil & gas industry, chemical refinery industry, maritime industry, and other manual labor industries. Texas Law protects employers who have workers’ compensation from liability in most workplace and work-related injuries, but often…
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At least 6 were injured in an explosion at Westlake Chemical Plant that shook Westlake, Louisiana on the morning of January 26, 2022. The incident occurred around 10:45 a.m. at Westlake Chemical’s south plant after an empty Ethylene Dichloride tank exploded. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the explosion at the chemical manufacturing plant….
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On January 26, 2022, an explosion rocked the Westlake Chemical south plant as well as the surrounding community of Sulphur, Louisiana. A large plume of thick black smoke could be seen billowing out of the facility after an ethylene dichloride tank exploded at around 10:45 AM. Ethylene dichloride is a chemical used in fuel, plastics,…
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On the morning of January 26, 2022, Louisiana State Police confirmed an explosion at a Westlake Chemical Corporation facility in Westlake, Louisiana located between I-10 and I-210 on PPG Drive, just about 4 miles west of Lake Charles. Initial reports are that at least six people were injured, including five workers who have been hospitalized….
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On January 13, 2022, a man was working along Highway 90 in northeast Harris County near FM-2100. He was working part of a debris cleanup work crew in the area. A red U.S. Xpress semi-tractor was towing a large white U.S. Xpress trailer that suddenly collided with the worker, killing him. The damage and carnage…
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