Serious Injury Attorneys in Houston Grain mills and silos have potential to explode from ignition of combustible grain dust, putting workers constantly in danger in Texas and across America. Grain mills produce highly combustible dust and vital safety measures must be taken to guard against massive explosions that can occur. Similar to the dangers with fertilizer production and storage that […]
Read MoreIn a natural disaster, dangerous pollutants can be released from Houston area refineries. Government agencies shut down sensors during Hurricane Harvey, trusting refineries to report releases of chemicals. Residents of Manchester, a “fence line” community adjacent to oil refineries, complained of a noxious smell during the rains of the hurricane. No flood, but an irritating […]
Read MoreOil drilling happens around explosive gas near homes in Texas and that’s a problem. Housing and oil booms collide and endanger Texas residents. Oil drilling happens around explosive gas near homes in Texas. That’s a problem. Texas lacks adequate setback laws to protect homes from nearby wells, endangering many thousands of people. A leaking gas […]
Read MoreChemical plants may be in your neighborhood – and that can be deadly for tens of thousands of Houston residents. The Houston economy depends on the chemical industry, yet many homes, schools and businesses sit beside the most dangerous chemicals on earth. A chemical accident could wreak a terrible toll in human lives. This keeps […]
Read MorePetroleum processing plants are risky environments. When management puts workers at risk, tragedy can strike suddenly, in Texas and beyond. An earth shaking explosion and fire rocked the Williams Olefins petroleum plant southeast of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in June 2013. Two workers perished and 167 others were injured. Two court trials and a federal review […]
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