Texas worker killed on the job, local residents protest
The waste-processing worker who was severely burned in an on-the-job accident has died. His death has sparked a series of protests from
The victim, who officials have declined to publicly identify, was cleaning a tank, which had been carrying ethanol, when the accident occurred. The accident took place when the lantern the employee was using to examine the tanker caused an ethanol flash. The Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office says that the worker suffered third-degree burns over most of his body as a result of the explosion.
This worker’s death was actually the third fatal on-the-job accident at a regional CES operation since December. The two other accidents did not take place at the same operation where Tuesday’s explosion took place. Other incidents, however, have occurred there in the past nine months, including one fire and two explosions.
Back in January,
Since the time of the lawsuit, both OSHA and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has alleged numerous violations of safety regulations against CES.
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