Workplace Safety

Blogs
August 12, 2010
BP Will Pay $50 Million Fine For Texas City Refinery, But You're Not Getting $80 Million Out Of Them, By God
BP: This time they really mean itBP will pay a whopping $50 million fine to the feds for chronic safety violations at its notorious Texas City refinery, OSHA announced today.The fine is whopping in terms of previous fines; it's more than double the previous record fine of $21 million, says OSHA ( ... More >>
Blogs
September 10, 2009
Judge Says No To Beards In The HPD
The effort by some Houston police officers to wear beards on the job (and off the job, too, we guess) was dealt a setback when a federal judge threw their lawsuit out of court.HPD brass trumpeted the decision by U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal in a press release in which chief Harold Hurtt said ... More >>
Blogs
November 28, 2008
OSHA Fines Goodyear $67K After Death of Employee
Five months after a Goodyear employee died following an explosion at a tire and rubber chemical plant in southeast Houston, the feds have issued a rash of citations to the factory for failing to safeguard its workers. But when it's all said and done, the fines would cost the company less than $70,00 ... More >>
News
November 13, 2008
Bad Faith and Texas Mutual Insurance: Plausible Deniability
State doesn't keep track of how many denials are reversed on appeal
News
November 13, 2008
Bad Faith and Texas Mutual Insurance
Houston attorney Mike Doyle and TMI are locked in a battle over truth, lies and an employee's right to workers' comp benefits.
Dining
April 5, 2007
Swift Meatpacking Plant and Illegal Immigrants
Swift & Company pitted employee against employee when it replaced injured workers with illegal immigrants
News
March 27, 1997
Shell Games
Did the petrochemical giant fudge the facts to get rid of a pesky worker?
News
July 11, 1996
The Fine This Time
OSHA spanks Exxon for safety lapses at its Baytown refinery
News
April 18, 1996
The Fire Next Time?
Downsizing, outsourcing, deferred maintenance ... It all makes for a volatile mix at Baytown's Exxon refinery.
News
May 26, 1994
Hard Labor
The employees of Allied Fibers came to America looking for work and freedom. They found work.