Refinery Explosions’ Category
Victims of BP Texas City Refinery Explosion Call for Revocation of Plea Deal
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Since the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico in April, no one seems to be willing to give BP any more chances. The 11 people workers who died in the rig explosion in April were the latest in a series of fatalities involving people who worked in some capacity for the company. In 2005, 15 workers at the company's Texas City plant were killed, when a massive blast tore through the plant. Scores more were injured.
Those injured victims, who had been left with severe and debilitating injuries as a result of the blast, are now...
Judge Rules Mood against Big Oil Not Sufficient to Stall Trial
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
It’s not just BP that’s feeling the rumblings from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Other players in the oil and gas industry are also feeling the heat as the public mood continues to rage against Big Oil and its greed. Lawyers for Valero Energy Corp. found this out the hard way, when they asked a federal judge to delay a trial because the mood is so overwhelmingly against oil companies right now.
The attorneys are representing Valero Energy Corp. in a wrongful death lawsuit related to an accident at their refinery in Delaware City in...
Vujasinovic and Beckcom Represent Injured Workers in LyondellBasell Refinery Fire
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
I'm pleased to announce that our Houston personal injury law firm has been retained to represent nine workers, who were injured in a refinery plant explosion at the LyondellBasell plant along the Houston Ship Channel.
The fire broke out on May 17th this year at the facility, which is about 17 miles from downtown Houston. Residents in nearby neighborhoods were asked to stay indoors, and avoid breathing in the toxic fumes. What was not apparent soon after the refinery fire, was that there had been several contract workers on the premises in serious danger of injuries. Many of...
Man Seriously Burned in Tractor-Trailer Explosion at San Antonio Refinery
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
A tractor-trailer that was being loaded with fuel at the AGE Refinery in San Antonio, exploded for unknown reasons this week. At least one man suffered serious injuries, and was rushed to a burn unit. Another man was reported missing for a few hours, but was later found safe.
According to reports, the first explosion was followed by several small explosions. There were several other 18 wheelers parked in close proximity to the truck that exploded.
The refinery is located close to several apartment complexes. Fire crews were forced to evacuate several apartments after workers at the refinery employees failed to...
BP Settlement Helps Prevent Future Industrial Accidents
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
It’s hard for any Houston injury lawyer to look for a silver lining in the deadly refinery explosion that occurred exactly five years ago at BP’s Texas City refinery. For the families of those who died, there may be some comfort to be found in the fact that some of the settlement money that BP paid out has since been utilized to enhance safety training programs, enhance injury treatment, and in other community development efforts.
Last week marked the fifth anniversary of the devastating explosion that killed 15 oil refinery workers and injured more than 180 others. Since the disaster,...
