A plumber was killed in an accident at a Grain Valley, Missouri work site on December 29, 2021. During the incident, the worker was performing plumbing work at a new residential construction work site. As he installed plumbing lines, the ten foot trench he was in...
Year: 2021
Big Rig Rollover Crash in Hunt County, Texas
There was a major crash involving an 18-wheeler in Hunt County, Texas on December 28, 2021. The accident occurred on FM 1565 near Poetry, Texas. Reports indicate an 18-wheeler was traveling at an excessive rate of speed while entering a curve on the roadway. The...
NTSB Issues Report on Need for Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Airplanes
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a report on the need for small planes to have carbon monoxide detectors on board. The report is based on numerous prior crashes that were investigated by the NTSB, and provides safety recommendations to both the...
Learjet 35 Crashes in El Cajon, California – Four Dead
There was a deadly plane crash in El Cajon, California on December 27, 2021. According to the FAA, the plane, a Learjet 35, was en route from John Wayne Airport in Orange County Gillespie Field in San Diego when it crashed. At the time, there were rainy weather...
Small Plane Crash in Jacksonville, Florida – Two Dead
There was a deadly plane crash in Jacksonville, Florida on December 26, 2021. The plane, a single-engine Mooney M20J, crashed near the Herlong Recreational Airport in west Jacksonville. The plane had taken off from the airport about twenty minutes to the crash. ...
Deadly Trucking Accident in Waller County, Texas
There was a deadly trucking accident in Waller County, Texas on December 22, 2021. The accident occurred on Highway 6 near FM 2979. Reports indicate an 18-wheeler was pulling out of a truck stop when a passenger vehicle struck it. The driver of the vehicle, Furong...
Deadly Stairway Collapse at Construction Site in Clearwater, Florida
A construction worker was killed in an accident at a Clearwater, Florida work site on December 20, 2021. During the incident, the worker was performing repair work on a stairwell in a parking garage when the stairway collapsed. Reports indicate the City of Clearwater...
Explosion at ExxonMobil Plant in Baytown, Texas
There was an explosion and fire at ExxonMobil's Baytown, Texas plant on December 23, 2021. According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, there was an explosion around 1:00 a.m. at the plant's oil refinery. The facility includes a chemical plant, an olefins plant...
Even traveling to an offshore job can be risky
Working at an offshore oil and gas facility can be a dangerous career path. You work with heavy machinery, flammable materials and potentially hazardous chemicals, too. You are at the mercy of the elements if a major storm occurs. You do all of this work while far...
Small Plane Collides with Paraglider in Fort Bend County, Texas – One Killed
There was a deadly accident between a small plane and a paraglider in Fort Bend County,Texas on December 21, 2021. Early reports indicate a small plane struck a paraglider midair near Fulshear, Texas on Tuesday morning. There are two crash sites with debris, located...