Worker Injury Articles

An oil storage tank belonging to Newfield Production exploded last week, killing one man and injuring another. The 400 gallon tank was undergoing routine maintenance when the fatal workplace explosion. A 28-year-old contract welder from Boren Construction was killed in the blast. The site of the oil storage tank explosion is an active oil well…

In an interesting article from the Dallas Morning News, the paper noted that the state of Texas makes bounce house operators actually carry liability coverage, but there is no similar requirement for fertilizer plants like the West Fertilizer plant that exploded. In the West Fertilizer case, the plant had ammonium nitrate that detonated leveling the…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is turning its focus to workplace safety for temporary workers after a rash of fatal workplace accidents indicated that training and oversight was seriously lacking. Temporary workers are at greatest risk of a serious or fatal workplace accident during the first few days on a new job. Regardless…

Initial reports claim that a man who tried to bring a loaded weapon through a security checkpoint at Terminal B of the Houston International Airport is now dead. The man fired two shots into the air before an air marshal returned fire. The air marshal is said to have missed the shooter, who grabbed a…

The night sky near Mobile, Alabama was illuminated with a burning reminder of the continued hazards of the maritime industry, and the need for the highest standards of safety. As the nation’s news has been reporting the events of the BP trial stemming from historic levels of contamination, the Gulf Coast witnessed another explosion. On…

On Wednesday evening, at least 15 people were killed and more than 160 others were injured after a massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Company plant in West, Texas. Volunteer firefighters had been battling a fire at the plant for approximately 20 minutes before the blast occurred. According to reports, the explosion was so powerful…

Illness and disability caused by long term exposure to toxic chemicals in the workplace carries a $250 billion price tag but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may be doing little to help the 40,000 workers who die each year due to exposure-related workplace illnesses. OSHA has been careful to regulate arsenic, asbestos and…

Tactus Technologies has created a video game of sorts for training forklift operators. The company received a grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to develop a virtual reality simulator for training purposes with the intent that the improved training would help reduce the number of serious and fatal workplace accidents…