The leak at PEMEX Deer Park in October killed two people when approximately 27,000 pounds of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas were released in October.
Another lawsuit was filed concerning the deadly chemical leak in October at the Pemex refinery in Deer Park.The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released an update Wednesday on the investigation of a chemical leak that killed two people and injured others at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in October.According to the CSB, two contract workers at the refinery partially opened a flanged connection on piping containing hydrogen sulfide gas, which caused the release.
" can't get their loved ones back. What they want is changes so that this never happens again. This was an absolutely preventable event if folks would have followed procedure and safety rules," Managing Partner at Abraham Watkins Law Firm, Benny Agosto Jr., said. Attorney Benny Agosto Jr. is representing the Perez family. He says Perez was in an adjacent unit when the release happened. He tried to escape but passed out before he could get out."There was a work order that was not done properly. When you do work permits, you have to walk contractors out there. Contractors that started working on this pipe, that was not isolated. was opened up, and poisonous gas came out," Agosto said.
The lawsuit accuses Pemex, PMI Services, and Shell USA of a laundry list of violations, including failure to implement safe evacuation procedures and improper maintenance of equipment. The CSB said its investigation is ongoing and focuses on several key areas, including permit-to-work practices, energy isolation procedures, contractor management systems, emergency preparedness, communication, and response systems, hazard analyses and risk assessments, maintenance procedures, training programs, respiratory protection, and remote isolation capability.Copyright © 2024 KTRK-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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