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Ammonium-Filled Railcar Ruled Out as Cause of West Fertilizer Plant Explosion 25 Apr 2013 | 01:21 am
At an afternoon press conference yesterday, officials ruled out a toxin-filled railcar as the cause of the April 13, 2013 West, Texas explosion. Just days ago, however, on Monday, Bryan Shaw, the cha...
West Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Death Toll Rising 20 Apr 2013 | 12:22 am
As of midday today, officials let the media know that 12 bodies have been recovered from the fertilizer plant explosion site in West, Texas. An additional 60 people remain unaccounted for at this time...
West Fertilizer Plant Explosion Injures Over 160 Texans 18 Apr 2013 | 04:36 pm
The West Fertilizer Plant in the small Texas town of West, Texas exploded yesterday, damaging buildings, injuring workers and local residents, and sadly killing first responders and others caught in i...
Teen Driver Fatalities Dropped 47% in Last 6 Years 10 Apr 2013 | 12:20 am
Automobile accidents remain the biggest cause of unintentional death for American teenagers. However, the number of teenagers being killed in accidents has been on the decline. This is at least part...
Injury Risks to Poultry Workers Expected to Increase 10 Apr 2013 | 12:18 am
Across the country, workers in poultry processing plants are exposed to a high risk of injuries, mainly because they are forced to work at high speeds at processing lines. According to some reports a...
Violation of Safety Rules Leads to More Grain Bin Worker Suffocations 1 Apr 2013 | 11:32 pm
Grain storage activity across the country has skyrocketed, necessitating the hiring of additional workers to maintain these bins. Unfortunately, many employers across the country are openly flouting ...
Experts Expect Continued Impact of Eagle Ford Shale on Southeast Texas 1 Apr 2013 | 09:53 pm
A new study finds that the Eagle Ford Shale drilling activity last year had a tremendous impact on the Southeast Texas economy and the employment situation in all the counties that are home to the Sha...
Eagle Ford Shale Boom Has Increased Risk to Motorist Safety 1 Apr 2013 | 09:51 pm
The oil and gas drilling boom in southeast Texas has meant profits and prosperity for a lot of people and corporations, but it has also meant that life has become much more dangerous for motorists her...
Feds Warn of Increase in Work Zone-Related Accidents 1 Apr 2013 | 09:50 pm
Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention placed Texas in the top 3 on a list of states with the highest number of work zone-related accidents. The risk of those accidents peaks over ...
Accident Risks from Wrong Use of GPS by Truck Drivers 1 Apr 2013 | 09:49 pm
The federal administration has begun warning truck drivers that their use of the wrong GPS device could result in an accident by failing to provide them the right kind of navigation information. The ...
