Hydrogen Sulfide leak at Texas oilfield kills one and injures others

Jan11, Garden City, TX- One worker was killed and three others were injured in a Texas gas processing plant, probably due to a leakage of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) gas. The accident ocurred at an oilfield site in Glasscock county. They were all working atop a tank battery when apparently one of them fell down,  the … Read more

OSHA cites Murphy Oil facility in Mereaux for alleged Health & Safety violations

MERAUX, La. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Murphy Oil U.S.A. Inc. with alleged serious violations of federal health and safety regulations following an inspection at the company’s facility on East St. Bernard Highway in Meraux. Proposed penalties total $85,500. OSHA’s Baton Rouge Area Office began its … Read more