Blog Home Blog Posts in June, 2016 Georgia Aluminum Plant Explosion Injures 5 Workers Posted By Arnold & Itkin || 30-Jun-2016 On Wednesday, an explosion at Bonnell Aluminum in Newnan, Georgia — just 35 miles southwest of Atlanta — resulted in five workers sustaining injuries ranging from wounded to life-threatening. The blast could be felt up to a mile away. Two of the workers were treated at the scene, while two others were transported to a local hospital and one was airlifted to Atlanta Medical Center. ... Continue Reading Explosion at Former BP Gas Plant in Mississippi Posted By Arnold & Itkin || 28-Jun-2016 Late Monday night, an explosion rocked an Enterprise gas plant—which was recently owned by BP—in Pascagoula, Mississippi. According to police, no injuries or fatalities occurred in the fiery explosion. Pascagoula Police Captain Shannon Broom was alerted to the plant explosion at around 11:30 p.m. The Enterprise plant is located in Pascagoula, which is along the Gulf of Mexico. It ... Continue Reading Worker Killed & 3 Injured in ND Oil Well Explosion Posted By Arnold & Itkin || 21-Jun-2016 An oil well explosion and fire near Waterford City, ND took the life of one worker and caused serious injuries to three others. The explosion occurred at a well site operated by XTO Energy Inc.—which is a subsidiary of prominent ExxonMobil—on Saturday morning. By the time emergency workers arrived on the scene, the fire was already out. Two of the workers suffered third-degree burns to ... Continue Reading