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Senator Joe Lieberman announced his intention to tour the Kleen Energy explosion site in Middletown, CT. The Middletown Explosion killed 6 workers and injured scores more.

The Flynn Law Firm is investigating the Middletown explosion and the facts surrounding the Kleen Energy Plant explosion.

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Just before the CT explosion at the Kleen Energy Power Plant in Middletown, CT, a frantic warning about high levels of natural gas was given by a plant employee, urging workers to evacuate. Those warnings came to late, and, as a result, worker deaths and work injuries occurred when the Kleen plant exploded.

Prior to the CT Explosion, operators pumped natural gas into a manmade depression behind the main plant building, called the "power block building." During this purge, welders were allowed to continue working in the area, despite OSHA guidelines which mandate that non-essential personnel be evacuated from the area during a purge.

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A state panel looking into the cause of the Middletown power plant explosion has begun its work. The panel, led by a federal judge, will identify the cause and origin of the explosion. The February 7, 2010 explosion killed 5 and injured scores more. It occurred when a natural gas pipeline was being purged. According to some reports, workers at the Kleen Energy power plant were overworked and working overtime at the time of the Middletown Explosion.

The Flynn Law Firm is a work injury, industrial accident, and Workers Compensation lawyer currently investigating claims related to the Kleen Energy explosion. If you have been involved in the Middletown explosion, you may be able to make a third party claim against contractors on the property and even Kleen Energy itself, as well as a claims against manufacturers of equipment, valves, and testing devices which were being used at the Kleen Energy power plant on February 7 and may have caused the explosion.

The Middletown, Conneticut Kleen Energy power plant explosion investigation is underway, with OSHA and the Chemical Safety Board both on the property to determine the cause of the Kleen Power explosion and work injuries.

According to initial reports, the Kleen Energy power plant explosionoccurred while the plant was being built, and the property was occupied largely by construction workers and contractors. The blast occurred during the process of purging an underground, high-pressure natural gas pipeline running through the facility. There are reports that welding operations were not halted during this gas purge, and it appears that non-essential personnel were allowed to remain near the gas line, which, if true, would violate OSHA standards and commonsense. As a result, 5 workers were killed, with scores more injured.

The Flynn Law Firm is a refinery explosion, work accident, and industrial accident law firm, is currently investigating claims related to the Kleen Energy explosion in Middletown. If you were at the Kleen Energy Middletown power plant at the time of the explosion, or you were injured, you are entitled to bring a claim for your injuries. Contact the Flynn Law Firm today.

Marathaon Oil's Meraux Louisiana Refinery was cited for workplace hazards by OSHA recently. These hazardous conditions, if allowed to continue, would have lead to work injury, Workers Comp claims, and serious personal injury or wrongful death. A Louisiana Refinery injury was likely prevented by OSHA's enforcement and action.

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