Common Causes of Plant and Refinery Explosions

Local plants provide employment and produce products the community needs. 

When fires and explosions cause damage, injury, or loss of life, our law firm is committed to recovering damages for the injured parties and their families. Common causes of plant and refinery explosions include:

  • Small, out-of-control fires, including lit cigarettes
  • Improperly stored chemicals and ingredients
  • Flawed, faulty, or non-working equipment
  • Electric hazards and corrosive materials
  • Inadequately trained personnel
  • Failing to properly train all employees
  • Improperly labeled chemicals and materials
  • Violations of OSHA’s safety regulations

Our personal injury lawyer will review your case for free. Our investigative team will collect records, reports, and expert opinions that document the cause of the explosion and establish your right to financial recovery.

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Injuries Commonly Reported in Plant and Refinery Explosions

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), victims of explosions can suffer injuries, including:

  • Vision and hearing loss
  • Facial and disfiguring injuries
  • Respiratory impairment
  • Kidney and organ damage
  • Limb damage or loss
  • Brain damage

Financial liability for your medical bills and related expenses and losses could fall to the plant. It could also fall to third-party companies and vendors. Our investigative team will identify the liable party and pursue their insurer for compensation.

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Explosions at Local Plants and Refineries

Plant and refinery fires and explosions can change lives and communities, leaving injuries and fatalities in their wake. Examples include:

  • Christmas Eve 1999 was marked for the residents of Baton Rouge and the surrounding area by the Exxon explosions. According to WAFB, the resulting fires lasted 15 hours and were felt as far as 40 miles away.
  • An ExxonMobil refinery fire in 2020 did not result in loss of life. According to Fox New Houston, the fire burned for more than seven hours.

Fires and explosions like these could be prevented with appropriate safety measures. In addition to Exxon Mobil, other refineries near Baton Rouge include:

  • W.R. Grace & Co.: Maker of high-performance coating, gasoline sulfur reduction, plastics, polymers, and industrial coatings.
  • Dow Chemical: An industry-leading producer of additives, adhesives, sealants, lubricants, plastic additives, polyethylene, polyurethanes, and resins.
  • Deltech Monomers OpCo, LLC: A specialty chemical plant that produces polymers, resins, or other specialty chemical solutions.
  • Placid Refining Company: Leading producer of gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel for more than 45 years.

If you were injured in an explosion of any size, our plant and refinery explosion lawyer serving clients in Baton Rouge, our legal team will demand financial compensation on your behalf.

Compensation for Victims of Plant and Refinery Explosions

The financial recovery we can seek includes all the medical care your injuries require until you reach maximum medical improvement. We also pursue awards for:

  • Assistive medical devices
  • Lost income
  • Future lost earnings
  • Physical impairment
  • Physical disfigurement
  • Pain and suffering
  • Mental anguish
  • Emotional trauma
  • Loss of enjoyment of life
  • Wrongful death damages, if applicable

Our team will carefully assess your damages to avoid having them undervalued or underpaid and steer your case toward a settlement versus a trial.

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What You Need to Know About Our Approach to Personal Injury Recovery

Industrial plants and refineries are often represented by huge insurance companies. Our law firm will not hesitate to take on these insurers and fight for the financial recovery you need and deserve. To bolster and support your case, we can:

  • Investigate the cause of the explosion
  • Calculate your potential recoverable damages
  • Prove the negligence that led to the explosion
  • Compile physical evidence and documents
  • Prove there might be more than one liable party
  • Handle all verbal, written, and virtual communication
  • Complete and submit all required paperwork
  • Provide ongoing updates on the progress of your case
  • Negotiate a favorable monetary settlement
  • Represent you in court if necessary
  • Consult industry, subject matter, and medical experts

Our plant and refinery explosion attorney will also represent injured workers, facility tourists, vendors, or anyone hurt in the explosion. We also represent Baton Rouge families who lost a loved one in the explosion.

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Our law firm makes your case a priority and treats you like a person, not a case file. We work hard to provide you with the personalized legal service and support you need and deserve.

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Our Baton Rouge plant and refinery explosion lawyer will build a solid case and demand financial compensation if you or a loved one was injured in a recent accident. While you focus on getting better, we focus on building the strongest possible case for you.

At Laborde Earles, we never stop fighting for you. Learn more by contacting our consultation team for your no-cost, no-obligation case review today.

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