Worker Injured in Power Plant Explosion Files Lawsuit
A worker from New Jersey filed a $6 million lawsuit against Kleen Energy Systems, as well as three other companies who operated that facility. According to this article on CBS3.com, the man was injured in February in a power plant explosion in Connecticut. Six people were killed when the facility exploded and fifty people were injured.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said that safety guidelines weren’t followed and companies disregarded industry procedures. Thousands of U.S. workers are killed or seriously injured in accidents at industrial plants. Many of these workplace accidents occur due to OSHA safety violations. Poor supervision, lack of communication, poor worker training, and use of defective machinery can also contribute to these accidents.
Anyone who was injured in such a tragic incident as this plant explosion would be well advised to contact an experienced workers’ compensation attorney who can carefully examine the incident to identify any negligence or wrongdoing.
An experienced work accident injury attorney in Pennsylvania would also look into a “third party claim.” These are claims that are filed against parties that are not the worker’s employer. It could be a contractor, a sub-contractor, or even the manufacturer of a defective product. If it is determined that one of those parties was responsible for the accident and any injuries, then they could be held liable.
Any worker who has sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of their employment has a potential workers’ compensation claim. The dedicated PA work injury lawyers at Cherry, Fieger, & Marciano will do everything possible to get the monetary compensation that is owed to you to help pay medical bills, physical therapy, loss of work and more.
