At Ben Bronston & Associates, we understand that oil refinery accidents can have catastrophic effects on workers, their families, and nearby communities. These incidents often lead to serious injuries, significant financial burdens due to medical bills and lost wages, and, in some tragic cases, loss of life. Located in the heart of Texas, a state…
A tragic incident has occurred at Port Houston, where a fire broke out on a ship, claiming the lives of two individuals, as confirmed by authorities. The incident occurred in the control room of a vessel stationed at the Barbours Cut Terminal. Port Houston officials verified the fatalities as a result of the fire, while…
Stock Image by DeSa81 from Pixabay Several firefighting units employed foam tactics to manage a significant industrial blaze at a facility located in Shepherd, Texas, which resulted in an injury to one employee. Around 8:00 a.m., reports came in of a potential blast at the Sound Resource Solutions premises, a company known for producing adhesives…
A deadly explosion in the Port of Corpus Christi has claimed the lives of two crew members of the Waymon L. Boyd dredging vessel, while two others are still missing as of Saturday afternoon. Six additional people were sent to local hospitals for burns and other injuries. Emergency crews were forced to close off several…
Northwest Houston residents are still cleaning up after a deadly explosion rocked the Watson Grinding & Manufacturing plant on Friday resulting in 2 deaths, multiple injuries and damage to hundreds of homes, some of which have been knocked off their foundations. The company is a small, family-owned facility that specializes in manufacturing and servicing valves…
In what has been an epidemic wave of chemical plant fires this year, another major incident has occurred at a Texas chemical facility, this time at the TPC Group plant in Port Neches. Multiple explosions within a 24-hour period have created yet another hazardous situation where the fires have been burning since 1 a.m. Wednesday.…
BAYTOWN – In what has become a common occurrence this year for Houston-area residents, black smoke was seen billowing from an Exxon Mobil plant in Baytown yesterday, the result of an explosion at one of the largest refining and petrochemical complexes in the world. In total, 66 people were examined at a health clinic, some…
For the second time in three weeks, a chemical plant fire has caused a health scare for Houston-area residents. Tragically, one person was killed at the KMCO plant in Crosby, and another two were critically injured when a transfer line ignited an isobutylene tank at the facility. Although the fire has been contained as of…
The massive petrochemical fire that began on Sunday has been extinguished, but officials are now focusing on the potential environmental and health impacts from the blaze, which occurred along the Houston Ship Channel in Deer Park, Texas. The fire sent black smoke billowing into the air for several days, which contained fuels used in plastics…
Author/editor code: A massive explosion at a Didion corn milling plant in Cambria, Wisconsin, has claimed the life of a fourth worker who survived the initial blast on June 1 but later succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment in a hospital, news outlets reported earlier this week. The bodies of three workers were pulled…
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