Dallas fire injury lawyer-Amy Witherite-reports 1 death at Texas oil refinery fire
Dallas fire injury lawyer, Amy Witherite, an oil refinery fire attorney, says 1 man dead from blast. A Tyler oil refinery blast/fire leaves one worker critical.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/ and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) http://www.osha.gov/ are jointly issuing a Chemical Safety Alert/Safety and Health Information Bulletin (CSA/SHIB) as part of ongoing efforts to protect human health and the environment by preventing chemical accidents. An oil refinery explosion and/or fire is classified by the United States Department of Labor as a chemical accident and falls under the standards of OSHA. According to Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org delayed coking is one of the unit processes used in many oil refineries resulting in a substance called “coke”. Drum switching and coke cutting (DCU) operations is a highly hazardous chemical process in many Texas oil refineries. The batch portion of DCU operations (drum switching and coke cutting) creates unique hazards, resulting in relatively frequent and serious accidents. Safe DCU operations requires an understanding of the situations and conditions that are most prone to frequent or serious accidents.
November 24, 2008, Dallas, TX (AmericanInjuryNews.com)–Aggressive in the Texas court system, Amy Witherite a oil refinery worker burn injury attorney, reveals possible unsafe work place practices, especially in oil refineries. James Dale Sharman, an oil refinery worker in Tyler, Texas, died Friday of injuries from an explosion at Delek Refining, an oil refinery. Hospital officials, for Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, say another oil worker remains in critical condition. Tyler Fire Department officials say plant firefighters are still monitoring a small fire that could burn for days. Delek Refining executives have yet to determine the cause of the explosion/fire and production at the 60,000-barrel-per-day refinery has stopped.
Concerned Dallas County oil refinery fire injury attorney, Witherite, with the Dallas law firm of Eberstein and Witherite, along with the U.S. Government Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), urges all Texans and their families, working in the oil industry, to educate themselves on fire safety and hazards in the work place:
-To report an emergency, file a complaint, or seek OSHA advice, assistance, or products,
call 1-800-321-OSHA (6742) TTY 1-877-889-5627 24-hour hotline
-Visit the OSHA home page http://www.osha.gov/
-Contact EPA’s Call Center (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810 TDD (800) 553-7672
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST
-Visit the EPA’s website http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/
-http://www.coking.com - focuses on coking best practices, safety, reliability, and
communications within the DCU industry.
-http://www.fireworld.com/magazine/coker.html/describes a May 1999 coking unit fire and
offers recommendations on fire protection.
Assertive oil refinery worker injury attorney, Witherite, claims the highly technical and lethal chemical processes occurring at American oil refineries can cause serious hazards to oil workers. Oil companies, employees and families need to be aware of the federal and state guidelines regarding the safe handling and operating of these chemicals. The resulting injuries, due to the misunderstanding by employers and workers of the national and local oil regulatory standards, can cause serious and catastrophic damages including death effecting workers, families and consumers.
Media Contact: Amy K. Witherite, a oil refinery worker injury attorney in Dallas, Texas. Toll Free: (888) 407-6669 www.dallastexaspersonalinjurylawyer.com
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