The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) issued multiple citations for the Sierra Pacific Industries worker death that occurred after a Sierra PacificRead More
Workplace Accidents
September 5, 2018 -
Louisiana Offshore Safety: Post BP Rules “Relaxed” By Department of Interio
Louisiana offshore injuries are caused by a variety of factors: fatigue, routine failure to apply basic common sense, and production pressures are chief among them.Read More
November 2, 2016 -
Alabama Colonial Pipeline Blast Kills One, Injures Five
A trackhoe operated by an outside contractor punctured a portion of the Colonial Pipeline in Shelby, Alabama, causing a massive fuel-fed explosion, killing one andRead More
June 20, 2013 -
Zach Green of Hammond, La, Killed in Williams Olefins Explosion, Laid to Rest Yesterday
One of the victims of the Louisiana Plant Explosion in Giesmar, Louisiana, 29 year-old Zach Green of Hammond, Louisiana, was laid to rest yesterday. ZachRead More
June 5, 2011 -
Gallatin Tennessee Explosion at Hoeganaes Corporation Injures Two
A flash fire at the Hoeganaes Corporation facility in Gallatin, Tennessee has killed one worker and severely injured another. Wiley Sherburne, of Castalian Springs, TNRead More
April 10, 2011 -
Florida Work Injuries Caused by Water Tank Explosion
Jon Martinez and Jason Steele, both of whom worked for United Fire Protection in St. Petersburg, Florida, were recently killed in an industrial accident whileRead More
December 12, 2010 -
Workers Killed in December 9, 2010 Al Solutions Chemical Plant Explosion
Three workers have been killed, and at least one worker was injured, when a chemical plant owned by Al Solutions Inc. exploded in New Cumberland,Read More
October 23, 2010 -
Industrial Explosion Causes Work Injury
An explosion at an industrial facility in Gurnee, Ill., as caused one work injury. An electrical box outside a storage faciity exploded, throwing a sub-contractorRead More
May 31, 2010 -
Deepwater Horizon: Transocean Rig Explodes, Workers Die.
Work injuries occur with some frequency at sea. While working on an offshore rig can be dangerous, proper workplace safety mechanisms and procedures can helpRead More
May 30, 2010 -
GA: OSHA Violations and Work Injury
Georgia work comp lawyers see clients with preventable injuries caused by dangerous working conditions. Often, it is a workers compensation claim or work injury whichRead More
