Blog Posts in January, 2014

• Forth Worth Worker Found Dead at Water Waste Facility

  Posted By Arnold & Itkin || 21-Jan-2014

  Early January, a North Texas company known as Liquid Environmental Solutions reported a fatal industrial accident. The environmental company recently identified the man who was killed in the accident at the water reclamation site. 54-year old Curtis Anderson of Grapevine was the victim. The cause of the accident and the untimely death are still under investigation, said a spokesman for the ...
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• Madill Plant Explosion Results in 2 Deaths, 1 Injury

  Posted By Arnold & Itkin LLP || 20-Jan-2014

  On Monday, January 20, an explosion occurred at a steel plant in Madill, Oklahoma. The accident was said to have happened close to 3:30 P.M. Officials have confirmed at least two dead and one injured from the plant explosion. The accident took place at the Mid American Steel & Wire plant in south Madill, located on Smiley Road. Marshall County Sherriff Ed Kent has been speaking with reporters ...
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• UPDATE: Plant Accident In Omaha, 2 Confirmed Dead

  Posted By Arnold & Itkin LLP || 20-Jan-2014

  In the most recent update on the Omaha plant accident that occurred early Monday morning, two people have now been confirmed dead. While police and rescue officials were not releasing any information on fatalities, they now say that the rescue mission has been updated to a recovery operation. With at least two fatalities and 10 more injuries, interim fire chief Bernie Kanger is still searching for ...
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• Plant Accident in Omaha Traps Employees Inside

  Posted By Arnold & Itkin || 20-Jan-2014

  Early Monday morning, January 20, a plant accident in Omaha resulted in at least 10 injuries, with more employees trapped inside. A possible industrial explosion occurred around 10:00 a.m. at an Omaha plant known as International Nutrition. So far, 2 out of the 10 people hospitalized have sustained critical injuries. Around noon, additional plant workers were reported to still be trapped inside. ...
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• Arnold & Itkin File Suit On Behalf of Warehouse Operator

  Posted By Arnold & Itkin LLP || 20-Jan-2014

  <p>Arnold &amp; Itkin has announced that it will be filing a suit on behalf of a warehouse operator who suffered severe injuries during a workplace accident. Attorneys Jason Itkin, Cory Itkin, and Noah Wexler are handling the suit and are working to get the medical attention and care their client needs during this difficult time. Due to the seriousness of his injuries to the neck and ...
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• Trench Collapse in Cypress Results in Fatality & Injury

  Posted By Arnold & Itkin LLP || 16-Jan-2014

  On January 16, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupation Safety and Health Administration announced that it will be citing Municipal District Services LLC, in Cypress Texas, for one will violation with a penalty of $63,000. The violation is a result of the December 2013 trenching collapse incident that occurred in Cypress. The accident involved two workers, resulting in one fatality and ...
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• Arnold & Itkin File Suit on Behalf of Injured Plant Worker

  Posted By Arnold & Itkin || 9-Jan-2014

  A man working for Reinforced Earth Company was severely injured when he was working on a machine as it energized. As a result of the sudden power-up, the worker lost two fingers. A fellow worker was responsible for energizing the machine while the plaintiff was working, but the injured worker has chosen to file a claim against the Reinforced Earth Company for failing to implement lock out tag out ...
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• Arnold & Itkin File Lawsuit On Behalf of American Plant Food Worker

  Posted By Arnold & Itkin LLP || 9-Jan-2014

  A worker at American Plant Food is working with Arnold & Itkin attorneys to file a lawsuit after suffering serious injuries on the job. The worker is employed at the American Plant Food facility in Bartlett, Texas. He was correcting a problem with one of the fertilizer machines when the machine somehow energized. He was in the machine at the time that it was turned on. He was caught inside the ...
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