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Texas Construction Workers Exposed to High Mortality Rate

For years, Texas has led the nation in occupational deaths, with the top percentage typically arising from construction. Despite apparent efforts to combat the inherent risk in construction and other industrious trades, employers have touted that new employees receive mandatory OSHA training in the hopes of mitigating the risk present while on the job. Still,…

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Tragedy Strikes Marathon Petroleum Refinery: 1 Employee Dead, 2 Injured in Galveston Bay Fire

Shortly after 9:30 am CST on Monday, May 15, a fire broke out at the Marathon Petroleum Refinery in Texas City. According to Marathon officials, workers were performing routine maintenance when a pump deal near them failed, resulting in a fire.  Three workers were rushed to the hospital and unfortunately, one succumbed to their injuries. …

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Workers Injured In Massive Fire at Shell Refinery Plant in Deer Park

At around 3 pm on Friday, May 5th, workers at the Shell refinery plant in Deer Park, Texas were startled by what was originally described as a massive explosion. After being corrected by Deer Park officials, it was later categorized as a fire emergency. The fire quickly grew, quickly sending smoke and ash that was…

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Woman Struck by Jean Iron Press While Working at Dry Cleaner

On March 7, 2023, a dry-cleaning store employee (“woman”), filed a complaint in the Harris County District Court against defendant My Ha, LLC doing business as Dry Clean Planet #10 (“Defendant”) for injuries she sustained while working for Dry Clean Planet #10 in Spring, Texas (“Incident”). On December 2, 2022, according to the lawsuit, the…

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Explosion and Fire at Pasadena Chemical Plant Injures One

An explosion and fire erupted at a chemical plant in suburban Houston on March 22, 2023, injuring one person. The blast occurred around noon on March 22, 2023, at a chemical production facility in Pasadena, Texas. Preliminary information indicated the fire occurred when liquified natural gas was being transferred from a tanker truck to a…

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