HOUSTON, TX – Three workers and two patients were injured Saturday morning when a steam pipe broke at the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, according to KPRC2. The accident occurred at about 9 a.m. on the fourth floor of the hospital, causing the anti-fire sprinklers to activate and water leaks to occur, which damaged multiple areas […]
TEXAS CITY, TX – An industrial accident involving a rail car with a cargo of styrene has led to the closure of several roads in Texas City, according to a report by KHOU. Few details have been released yet, except that the accident occurred in the 2800 block of Farm-to-Market Road 519 East. Styrene is […]
HOUSTON, TEXAS – A woman was rescued after being stuck inside of manhole for several days, KHOU 11 reports. The woman fell into the hole located at 7200 North Grand Parkway in the Klein area. It is unclear how long she was inside the manhole but police believe she was underground for several days. The […]
GALVESTON, TX – An oil storage tank explosion near the campus of Texas A&M University Galveston hospitalized two workers Tuesday afternoon, according to a report by the Beaumont Enterprise. The accident occurred around 3:20 p.m. on Pelican Island, at the 3800 block of GTI Boulevard. The victims were working near the tank when it exploded. […]
Authorities are still investigating a fatal accident at Cannon Steel that took the life of one person last Wednesday. The victim was identified by Smith County officials as 28 year old Jonathan Burkett. He was a resident from Tyler. Local emergency crews responded to the scene at an unspecified time in the afternoon last Wednesday. […]
HARRIS COUNTY, TX — Multiple workers were hospitalized early Thursday after an apparent explosion that caused a fire at the ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins Plant, according to KHOU11. Authorities said the incident occurred at 3525 Decker Drive at around 1:00 a.m. and was not confirmed cleared until around 9:00 a.m. Three workers had to be airlifted […]
HUMBLE, TX – A man was killed after an oil rig fell on him in Humble this afternoon, according to KHOU 11. The man was working at an industrial site at 7000 Winfield Road when part of an oil rig fell on him. He died at the scene of the accident.
HOUSTON, TX – A man has died from injuries he received after falling a great distance from a ladder this afternoon in the Port of Houston, according to KTRK. The accident happened at about noon when a man fell over 100 feet and into the cargo hold of a ship. He was airlifted to Memorial […]