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Three workers have been killed, and at least one worker was injured, when a chemical plant owned by Al Solutions Inc. exploded in New Cumberland, West Virginia exploded. One direct employee of Al Solutions, Inc. was badly burned, and ultimately died from his burn injuries. A contractor on the site also suffered burns.

Al Solutions in New Cumberland West Virginia develops additives for the aluminum industry. The workers were working with titanium powder, used as an alloy additive. The powder is packed into bricks and is highly flammable.

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Rick Moen, of Flandreau, South Dakota, was hospitalized after being crushed in a construction site accident in Sioux Falls. He suffered several broken bones, a punctured lung, and damage to his aorta when a wooden wall panel somehow fell on him. He will be in the hospital for months as a result of his work injuries.

Under OSHA's Multi-employer worksite doctrine, and under the General Duty Clause, an injured worker who has a worker's compensation claim may also be able to pursue a third-party action against the general contractor or other sub-contractor's for creating or failing to remediate a hazardous condition. Work injury lawyers who specialize in representing those injured in construction site accidents can provide further information regarding your options if you've been in a construction accident, scaffolding collapse, or other workplace accident.

David Zorb, 33, of Pullman Washington was killed after a tractor-trailer fell off a hoist at an industrial facility. A second worker, Travis Deerkop, was reported to be in serious condition with severe upper body injuries.

These industrial accidents and work injuries can be caused by a variety of factors, and are often the result of several errors, by the employer, worker, and sometimes an outside contractor. If the worker was a contractor, then a claim against the prime employer or premises owner could be made. here, the maker of the hoist from which the tractor-trailer fell could be liable for manufacturing a defective product and failure to warn of the product's dangerous propensities.

Recently, three workers were severely burned while using cutting torches in a grain silo. Due to combustible grain dust in the air, an explosion occurred, sending the three men working at the Simmons Feed Mill in Fairland, Oklahoma to the Hillcrest Burn Center in Tulsa. The men were contractors on the property who were working below ground level cutting silos. These work injuries and burn injuries should not occur if proper safety mechanisms are in place.

Agricultural dust, such as sugar dust and grain dust, is highly explosive, and industry has known for over 100 years that grain dust in the air can cause a significant explosion. The massive explosion at the Imperial Sugar Refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia was caused by combustible sugar dust. OSHA has drafted tight regulations on combustible dust, and special standards for the grain handling industry have existed for years. With adequate housekeeping and employee training, combustible dust explosions can be kept to a minimum.

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