Many of the worst workplace injuries, and the highest rates of workplace deaths, occur at oil and chemical refineries. Non-profit Prevent Chemical Disasters reported over 215 chemical refinery incidents in 2025, while the Bureau of Labor...
Across Texas, oil jacks, also known as pumpjacks, are a familiar part of the landscape. From Houston's industrial outskirts to the smaller fields of Central Texas, these machines drive one of the state's most important industries. They operate day...
Oil and gas sites are essential to the energy industry, but they are also some of the most dangerous workplaces in Texas and beyond. Every year, workers suffer serious injuries—or lose their lives—because of preventable accidents. Understanding...
For more than a century, Houston has served as the energy capital of the United States, powered by thousands of oil wells, pipelines, and refineries. But with that growth came catastrophic risks. Industrial accidents caused by negligence have left...
