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Construction Accident Near Downtown Houston Sends Nine to Local Hospitals According to the Houston (TX) Fire Department and local news media sources, an accident at a downtown Houston construction site has sent at least 9 workers to local hospitals and caused minor injuries to an unknown number of others present at the site. Early reports state the accident occurred a few blocks north of Downtown Houston at the site of a hotel under construction on the 3400 block of North…

At the heart of each state’s Workers’ Compensation statute is the doctrine that an employer cannot be sued by an employee claiming that the employer’s negligence was the cause of a worker’s injury. This allows an injured worker an almost-immediate access to medical and income protection benefits, but also protects the employer against being the target of a liability lawsuit each time a worker is injured. However, there have been occasions in which a state legislature, in its eagerness to…

The word “refinery” can encompass many industries like manufacturing or oil. While the work can differ, there are a few things most refineries have in common. These common factors bring similar accidents and injuries that can occur from those accidents.

At approximately 10:00 AM on April 26th an explosion, followed by two fires, struck the Husky Energy Oil Refinery located in Superior WI. In today’s post, the refinery explosion lawyer at the Doan Law Firm presents an update to that post based on the initial findings of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB). The Explosion at Husky Energy Oil Refinery As we previously discussed, on Thursday, April 26th of this year the Huskey Energy oil refinery in Superior WI was…

Fiery Explosion Rips Through Chemical Plant After Apparent Mechanical Malfunction at Facility Emergency personnel responded to what is described as “fiery” Kuraray plant explosion in Pasadena late on Saturday morning. According to emergency personnel at the scene of the explosion and fire, at least 21 workers were injured and evacuated to area hospitals. Due to the nature of their injuries, two workers needed to be airlifted to area medical centers. At this time, the 21 workers sent to the hospital…