Alexandria Plant Explosion Injury Attorney

Plant explosions are tragically all-too-common in the United States. There are at least one or two massive disasters, each of which kill or injure dozens of people, every year in this country.

Perhaps the most tragic fact about the majority of these tragedies is that they’re completely preventable. When manufacturers, chemical companies, oil refineries, and other industrial companies make the necessary investment to keep their facilities and employees safe, these accidents don’t happen. However, many companies choose short-term profits over their employees’ safety.

Plant explosions are extremely dangerous, for both the plant’s workers and for the nearby community. The impact and heat from the explosion basically guarantee that someone near it will suffer a catastrophic injury, and the toxic chemicals released by explosions put the community at greater risk for toxic torts and other health issues.

Many workers pass away from their plant explosion injuries, and those that do survive face multiple struggles, such as mounting medical expenses, permanent disability, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other conditions. If you or a loved one has been the victim of an Alexandria plant explosion, you could be entitled to financial compensation.

To get the compensation you deserve, you need a dedicated plant explosion injury lawyer on your side to fight for your interests. Plant owners and their insurance will fight hard to pay out the minimum required by law, but with Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys on your team, you can collect what you need to full heal.

Contact us for a free consultation and we’ll get started on your case right away. We have over 679+ years of combined legal experience practicing personal injury law, so we know what it takes to get you the compensation you deserve.

Westlake Chemical Plant Explosion

Just this year—2022—a chemical plant owned by Westlake Corporation experienced a catastrophic explosion that injured six plant workers and caused a nearby school to undergo a shelter-in-place order. This tragedy wasn’t isolated, either: the plant had already suffered an explosion in 2021 that injured at least 23 workers.

While the events at the Westlake chemical plant are egregious, they serve as good examples of what can happen when management prioritizes profit over human life. The men and women at Louisiana’s refineries, chemical plants, and in other industries provide vital goods and services for the economy, but they’re often treated as disposable by their employers.

Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys understand that you’re not disposable, and work every day to hold those responsible for your injuries accountable for their negligence. If you’ve been impacted by an Alexandria refinery explosion or plant fire, give us a call for a free legal consultation.

What Causes Alexandria Refinery Accidents and Explosions?

We’ve spent our careers investigating cases of industrial negligence and learning what caused them. We’ve discovered a discouraging pattern when it comes to plant explosions:

• Faulty electrical wiring or overloaded sockets
• Faulty equipment
• Human error
• Lack of oversight from executives or managers, or even from ineffective regulators
• Particle buildup in the air
• Poor employee training or failure to follow proper safety protocol
• Unmaintained machinery that’s more prone to leakage, breakage, or even catastrophic failure
• Unmaintained or broken safety equipment

Jobs at refineries and other plants are inherently dangerous. Employees interact with toxic chemicals, hot and molten metals, and other dangerous substances. They often work on top of tall structures or deep underground.

Proper safety protocols are extremely important in this line of work, which makes it that much more tragic when explosions happen due to negligence.

Alexandria Plant Explosions Can Cause a Number of Injuries

Because plant explosions are catastrophic events, the injuries resulting from them can be catastrophic as well. While Louisiana doesn’t have a legal definition for catastrophic injury, the following common industrial accident injuries are usually considered as such:

• Extreme burns, of the third or fourth degree, can require extensive physical therapy, surgeries such as skin grafts, and can result in permanent disfigurement
• Toxic chemical exposure can lead to brain injuries, suffocation, permanent organ damage, and even death
• Percussive blast forces can cause internal organ damage and other injuries
• Neck and back injuries and spinal cord injuries can lead to temporary or permanent partial or total disability
• A victim’s injuries can tragically end in their wrongful death

What Should I Do If I Was Injured in a Plant Explosion in Alexandria?

If you or a loved one were injured in an Alexandria plant explosion, you need representation to ensure you’ll receive the maximum compensation allowed under the law. Your compensation should reflect your total damages, including

• Surgery expenses
• Hospital bills
• Therapy and medication costs
• Lost wages due to missed work
• The wages you could have made, if the injury hadn’t happened
• The cost of medical assistive devices or care
• The mental costs of your pain and suffering
• Decreased quality of life

Representing victims of industrial accidents isn’t a job any law firm can do. You need a legal team with the experience necessary to fight against big corporations for your interests. You need Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys.

We’ve been practicing law in Louisiana for over 30 years, and we’ve stood up to big industry and won again and again. Hire the Get Gordon team, and you’ve got people on your side who knows what it takes to get you the compensation you need to heal.

Give us a call today at 318.443.8888 for a free consultation as to your legal options. We’ll listen to what happened and start on your claim right away.