Background A major company’s pipelines allegedly experienced 194 spills of crude oil and petroleum products. A federal regulatory agency said that the company’s pipeline spills…
Background A fire occurred inside a 50,000-square-foot warehouse utilized by a snack manufacturing facility. The involved building was an old warehouse that had originally housed…
Background During operation, several steam strainer baskets reportedly failed at a power plant comprised of Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Units (CCGT). Each of the units…
Background During the assembly of a bulk unloading port crane, the crane boom section was dropped by assisting cranes lifting it into position, causing substantial…
Background A young and relatively inexperienced automobile driver was stopped at an intersection facing northbound, waiting to merge with westbound traffic. At the same time,…
Background During the construction phase of a Federal Courthouse, the courthouse was experiencing moisture intrusions at various locations due to alleged construction delays in the…
Background The failure of a structural steel threaded rod tension member reportedly caused damage to a 2.5 million-square-foot hotel and convention center construction project, resulting…
Background Early in the morning at around 6:35 a.m., a two-vehicle collision occurred at an intersection. A Ford truck was southbound, while a Dodge truck…
Background Several employees were severely burned and injured from an explosion at a manufacturing facility during cleaning operations. Company cleaning procedures for process equipment required…
Background An inexperienced automobile driver approached a railroad crossing he had crossed several times prior to the accident. The driver reported that he did not…
Background A tenant on the premises of an apartment complex reportedly drowned in the swimming pool during the early hours of a morning. The apartment…