If you or someone you love was injured in a chemical plant explosion, our team at Laborde Earles will help you build a strong case for financial compensation on your behalf. In doing so, our Freeport personal injury lawyer will review the cause of your accident and identify all potentially liable parties.
In the meantime, it’s your job to focus on your physical and emotional recovery.
What Causes Plant and Refinery Explosions?
Our personal injury lawyers can uncover the cause of the explosion in your case, which might be:
- Dust or debris
- Inexperienced or improperly trained employees
- Improper facility cleaning or maintenance
- Equipment flaws or malfunctions
What Injuries Are Common in Plant and Refinery Explosions?
When disasters strike in refineries, employees and others inside the plant can sustain injuries, including:
- Blast injuries
- Lung damage
- Severe burns
- Disfigurement
- Extreme pain
- Traumatic brain injury
- Broken and fractured bones
- Limb and digit loss
- Severe cuts and lacerations
Our law firm will demand compensation for the costs of treating your injuries from the entity whose negligence caused the explosion. We can also fight to recover your lost wages, pain and suffering, and more. If we are representing your family after the loss of a loved one, we can pursue appropriate wrongful death damages.
Laborde Earles injury was great for me they took care of me very fast and professional. If for any reason I need legal help they will be who I use.
ClientHave There Been Any Explosions in Local Chemical Plants?
Federal regulators recently approved the reopening of the Freeport LNG plant after it was damaged by a June 2022 fire and explosion, according to a Texas Observer article. Published in February 2023, it cites recent changes and improvements that repaired significant damage and corrected important safety issues.
Who Is Liable for Plant Explosions in Freeport, TX?
In the case of the Freeport LNG fire and explosion, liability was assigned to the plant, citing:
- Inadequate operating procedures
- Insufficient testing procedures
- Equipment operator fatigue
The plant isn’t always the one that bears liability, though. For example, many third-party companies and vendors move in and out of the plants on a regular, sometimes daily basis and could bear partial liability. Our legal team will investigate every possible liable party and pursue all appropriate insurance providers.
I thank God for Digger & David. I don’t know what we would have done if it hadn’t have been for them.
Rick Smith | ClientWhat Companies Have Plants and Oil Refineries in or Around Freeport?
The local area is home to a variety of chemical and power plants, including the following:
- BASF produces the raw materials and ingredients used to manufacture carpets, diapers, food packaging, glue sticks, oven bags, sticky notes, wood finishes, and more.
- Phillips 66 Freeport LPG Export Terminal produces renewable fuels, batteries, oils, and a variety of industrial lubricants.
- Dow produces adhesives and sealants, polyethylene, polyurethanes, silicones, silicone-organic hybrids, elastomers, and plastomers.
This list is not exhaustive. Our plant and refinery explosion lawyer at Laborde Earles will fight for compensation for you or someone you love in Freeport was injured in one of these or another local facility.
How Do Plant Explosions Affect the Environment?
Plant and refinery explosions can put community members outside the plant at risk of injury, too. Homes, schools, retailers, and the people and families in the area are affected by:
- The force of the explosion, which can reach far beyond the initial location
- Exposure to thick, heavy smoke that can linger and pollute the air
- Exposure to dangerous chemicals, heat, flames, and flying debris
Our law firm will represent community members who have suffered from these and other environmental factors due to local plant and refinery explosions.
How Can Chemical Plants Prevent Explosions?
Chemical plants are inherently hazardous. The following measures describe the best way to prevent explosions, fires, and other disasters:
- Installing working carbon monoxide detectors
- Making fire extinguishers easily accessible
- Providing proper facility-wide ventilation
- Conducting regular safety checks
- Adhering to all industry-mandated safety protocols
- Providing effective and up-to-date employee education
The reassurance from Digger and his staff gave me that renewed hope that it’s going to be okay down the road.
ClientLet Our Client-Focused Law Firm Advocate for You
Anyone injured in a plant explosion deserves a staunch legal advocate. A recent client would have received only workers’ compensation benefits if we had not fought for more. Our law firm recovered $42 million for him after he suffered severe third-degree burns in a chemical plant explosion.
If we take on your case, our law firm will:
- Review your case at no cost or obligation
- Investigate the cause of the explosion
- Determine the financial value of your case
- Prove the plant or a third party’s negligence
- Consult medical and subject matter experts
- Complete and submit all required paperwork
- Negotiate a favorable monetary settlement
- Represent you in court if necessary
We can provide regular updates as your case progresses, so you are not left wondering about its developments or outcome.
Read About Our Commitment to 360-Degree Client Support
Browse our testimonials page to find glowing reviews like these from previous personal injury clients:
- Judy Dixon: They have gone out of their way to do for me! Always one phone call away … they have been honest and straightforward with me. Keshia, the paralegal, is 1000% amazing, sweet, and kind.
- Lauren (LP): Working with the team at LABORDE & EARLES was better than I could have imagined. Never having filed suit before, I was clueless about the entire process. And yet, my attorney, Nicholas Rockforte, and paralegal extraordinaire, Mary Anne Doland, made the whole ordeal as painless as possible.
Our law firm will build your case and pursue compensation for you, providing the personalized legal service and support you need and deserve.
They treated us like no other people would. Whenever we needed something they were there for us. I put my trust in them and I don’t regret it.
ClientGet Your Initial Freeport Plant and Refinery Explosion Case Review for Free
If you or a family member was injured or a family member was fatally injured in a plant explosion, Laborde Earles will fight for the compensation you need to start putting your life back together.
Explore your legal options and find out how our Freeport plant and refinery explosion attorney can serve you by contacting us today.
