Oct 15, 2024 | Burn Injury, Manufacturing Injuries, Work Injury, Workplace Accident, Workplace Injuries
In the wake of a devastating fire at a paper mill in Jesup, Georgia, attention has turned to the significant dangers posed by the chemical pulping process. Paper mills, often essential to local economies, rely on a series of complex and hazardous chemical reactions to...
Oct 10, 2024 | Burn Injury, Chemical Injuries, Chemical Injury, Personal Injury, Work Injury, Workplace Accident, Workplace Injuries
Transporting hydrogen tanks presents unique challenges and hazards due to the highly flammable and volatile nature of hydrogen. While hydrogen is increasingly used in various industries, particularly as a clean energy source, its transportation requires strict safety...
Sep 27, 2024 | Burn Injury, Catastrophic Injury, Work Injury, Workplace Accident, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful Death
Aluminum extrusion plants are essential to many industries, transforming raw aluminum into a wide range of products. However, the intense heat and complex machinery involved in the extrusion process pose significant risks to workers. One particularly dangerous event...
Sep 2, 2024 | Burn Injury, Catastrophic Injury, Explosion, Personal Injury, Work Injury, Workplace Explosion
One person is recovering from burn injuries from a fire that began as a dust explosion. The incident happened last week at a Tyson facility in Franklin County, Tennessee. Reports say that a truck was unloading grain when a dust explosion occurred, igniting a fire that...
Jul 19, 2024 | Oil and Gas Accident, Oil and Gas Incidents, Oil Refinery Injuries, Personal Injury, Workplace Accident, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Safety
In the wake of a damaging tornado, an Exxon oil refinery in Joliet, Illinois, one of the nation’s largest refineries, has been left without power. This significant disruption highlights the vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to severe weather events and...
