Federal labor regulators have cited four employers for safety violations related to an explosion that injured workers at a Louisiana chemical plant. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced 11 serious violations last week. The agency …
An explosion on Jan. 26 at a southwest Louisiana chemical plant has left at least six people with minor injuries. The explosion occurred at an empty ethylene dichloride storage tank shortly before 11 a.m., a spokesperson for Westlake Chemical South …
Five people were injured in an explosion at a Louisiana chemical plant, news outlets reported. The explosion at the Westlake petrochemical plant near Lake Charles was reported late on Sept. 27, Louisiana State Police spokesman Derek Senegal said. He said …
Plants that were the sites of two chemical explosions a day apart in south Louisiana remain closed, and it could be months before federal investigators determine the causes of the blasts that killed three workers and sent nearly 100 others …
Williams Cos., the owner of a Louisiana chemical plant that remains shut after a fatal explosion, said insurance will cover most of the loss. An explosion June 13 at Williams Partners LP’s Geismar plant killed two people and caused an …
