Chalmette Refinery Worker Dies While Working to Repair Gas Leak
Worker At Chalmette Refining LLC Facility Died. A contractor at the Chalmette Refining LLC facility in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana died yesterday while attempting to fix a hydrogen sulfide gas leak there. Chalmette Refining, which is partly owned by Exxon Mobile, is the same refinery that released 19 tons of spent catalyst powder … [Read more...]
Static Kill to End BP Oil Spill Said to be Working
'Static Kill' Operation To End BP Oil Spill. BP says a “static kill” operation to shut down its gushing Gulf of Mexico oil well is working. According to MSNBC, BP says the well is now in a “static condition”, meaning the flow of oil is being held back. The company is touting the development as a major milestone in the Gulf of … [Read more...]
Man Dies Doing What He Loved: Working
A Man Dies From An Accident Climbing A Ladder. Wallace Foxwell turned 65 and called it quits at the job he had held for more than three decades. But like other retirees wanting to stay active, he went back to work. Foxwell, the oldest employee for the City of Fruitland, died last week from an accident doing what he knew and … [Read more...]
