A contractor died on September 20, 2026, after losing consciousness while working on a refinery unit at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in St. Paul Park, Minnesota. Emergency personnel were called to the facility at approximately 4:15 p.m. after receiving a report...
Three contract workers were injured on September 12, 2026, after an early morning incident at the Chevron Pascagoula Refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi. According to reports, a power outage led to a flaring event at the facility. The injured workers were contractors...
A contractor was injured on Saturday, August 29, 2026, during maintenance and repair work at the Marathon Refinery in El Paso, Texas. According to reports, the contractor was transported to a medical facility after being injured during on-site maintenance and repair...
A refinery accident can leave workers, contractors, visitors, and nearby residents facing serious injuries, overwhelming medical expenses, lost income, and uncertainty about what to do next. After an explosion, fire, toxic release, or equipment malfunction, one of the...
On July 30, 2026, a contractor was fatally injured in a workplace incident at Cheniere’s Sabine Pass Liquefaction facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. According to reports, the incident occurred at approximately 3:15 p.m., and emergency personnel responded...
A fire broke out Sunday night, July 5, 2026, at Continental Refinery on Refinery Road in Somerset, Kentucky. According to the Parker’s Mill Fire Department, the refinery had been shut down for several days before the fire began. Fire crews said the likely cause was...
Three workers were reportedly injured in an explosion at the alkylation plant of Pemex’s Antonio Dovali Jaime refinery in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca. According to reports, the incident occurred at the refinery’s alkylation unit and involved workers from a piping-section...
A fire at the Monroe Energy petroleum refinery in Trainer, Pennsylvania injured three people on Thursday, June 25, 2026. According to Delaware County officials, the fire occurred at the refinery located on the 4100 block of Post Road and was contained by approximately...
An explosion and fire at the Benedum Gas Plant in Upton County, Texas, prompted a significant emergency response on June 16, 2026. According to the Upton County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred at the facility and resulted in road closures while emergency crews...
The explosion at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas on March 24, 2026 is likely to trigger multiple investigations, including those by federal agencies, private experts, and legal teams representing injured workers and affected residents. While the cause of the...