A refinery process unit explosion caused catastrophic injuries to multiple workers — traceable directly to deferred mechanical-integrity inspections the operator's own engineers had flagged.
A process-unit explosion at a refinery caused catastrophic burn and blast injuries to multiple workers. The incident sequence traced to a mechanical-integrity failure on a unit the operator's own inspection program had scheduled for assessment.
Process Safety Management documentation, mechanical integrity inspection records, and management-of-change files established that the operator was aware of the integrity concern. Industry-standard expert testimony established the failure to act within reasonable mechanical integrity practice. Contractor responsibility on maintenance scope produced additional defendants.
Multiple workers sustained catastrophic burn injuries, blast trauma, and orthopedic injuries. One sustained permanent loss of pulmonary function. Lifetime medical, rehabilitation, and lost-earning damages were documented for each plaintiff.
A consolidated $52.0M jury verdict was returned across the injured workers.
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