Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Carbon monoxide is produced by many household appliances, including boilers, fires, cookers and water heaters. Gas, oil, coal and wood are common fuels used to run these devices. The incomplete combustion of these fuels can create carbon monoxide. Household appliances that use these fuels need to be installed and maintained by professionals. They…
This is the third in a series of articles regarding potential liability in workplace accidents… In a great many workplaces in San Antonio, as well as throughout Texas and the country at large, workplace management has to deal with the issue of hazardous materials, especially chemicals that are necessary to get the job done. Whether…
Exposure Leads to Four Texas Pesticide Deaths A terrible tragedy last week in Amarillo when four Texas pesticide deaths occurred and Amarillo Police are suggesting that the culprit may have been the chemical reaction caused by mixing pesticide with water when someone in the family tried to wash it away. The dead were four children…
Last week the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finally released its final silica rule and practically the first thing Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez did was to apologize for taking so long. As part of the announcement, he recounted a number of stories about so many workers who died from having inhaled silica….
Earlier this month, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an alert about newly discovered oil and gas worker hazards. This new alert is related to those workers who manually gauge or sample fluids on production and flow back tanks. What are the New Safety Risks?…
Pasadena, Texas Chemical Plant Explosion Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured At about 12:45 p.m. on January 26, there was a deadly explosion at the PeroxyChem chemical plant in Pasadena, Texas that left one worker dead and three others injured. According to the Pasadena Police Department, the explosion happened when a tank containing nearly 1,000 gallons of…
Houston Metals Company Slammed With OSHA Violations Under both federal and state law, all employers, in Texas and elsewhere are required to maintain a safe and healthy workplace for all workers, regardless of the business they are in and regardless of the job a employee does. Despite the legal requirements, however, many employers still cut corners and…
Broken Valve at DuPont Plant Leads to Texas Chemical Leak Fatalities Last Saturday, November 15, an accidental release of the chemical methyl mercaptan, at a DuPont Chemical plant in La Porte, Texas resulted in the deaths of four workers. As a result, the plant is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety &…
Dump Truck Accident Kills 1: Wrong Way Driver Blamed U.S. 59 South in the Isleib area of Fort Bend County was closed for a while last Friday morning, after a wrong-way driver entered the southbound lanes of the highway and crashed into a dump truck. The crash not only resulted in the death of the…
