Oklahoma Oil Rig Explosion Wrongful Death Trial Begins in Oklahoma January 17, 2020 The wrongful death trial against a oilfield equipment contractor in connection with a January 2018 explosion and fire that killed...
Lawyer Says OSHA Looking into Arrest of Worker in New Orleans Hotel Collapse November 27, 2019 By Janet McConnaughey The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating allegations that the immigration arrest of a construction worker hurt in the...
Company Fined Nearly $1.6M After 4 Workers Killed in Illinois Plant Explosion October 30, 2019 Federal workplace safety officials have levied $1,591,176 in penalties against a silicon chemical products manufacturer after four employees suffered fatal...
2 Unstable Cranes Felled at Site of Collapsed Hotel in New Orleans October 22, 2019 By Rebecca Santana Officials set off thundering explosions that toppled two cranes Sunday that had loomed precariously for days over a partially collapsed...
Possibility of Tropical Weather Adds to Worry at New Orleans Collapse Site October 17, 2019 By Kevin McGill A tropical disturbance over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is being eyed by New Orleans authorities, who fear it could become a...
Unstable Building, Cranes Hamper Rescue After New Orleans Hotel Collapse October 16, 2019 By Kevin McGill Rescue workers and search dogs moved gingerly through a dangerously unstable New Orleans hotel in a risky search for the...
Indiana Fines ArcelorMittal $14K After Worker Dies in Train Accident July 25, 2019 ArcelorMittal has been fined $14,000 after a steelworker died in an April train accident at the company’s Indiana Harbor steel...
Two Workers Die After Being Trapped in Ohio Grain Silo July 23, 2019 A shipping business in Ohio says two workers died after they were trapped in a silo filled with grain. The...
2 Killed in Accident at Shell Auger Gulf of Mexico Platform July 2, 2019 Two people were killed at Royal Dutch Shell’s Auger Tension Leg Platform in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico on...
Explosion at Illinois Plant Leaves 2 Confirmed Dead, 4 Injured, 2 Missing May 6, 2019 An explosion and fire at an Illinois silicone factory claimed a second victim Saturday when an employee taken to a...