One Killed and One Injured in Chambers County Industrial Accident near FM 1942 and Hatcherville Road

Chambers County, Texas (March 22, 2021) – According to deputies, one person was killed, and another was critically injured on Sunday in an industrial accident in Chambers County.

The deadly accident was reported just after midnight, on March 21, near FM 1942 and Hatcherville Road, just outside of Mont Belvieu.

Authorities said two linemen were working on high-voltage transmission and were inside a metal lift basket attached to the jib of a crane when the basket became unstable and separated from the crane. The basket dropped about 106 feet to the ground.

One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene. The other man was airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston in critical condition.

The identities of the victims have not been released.

The authorities are investigating the accident.

“Texas has been the scene of some of the world’s most shocking industrial accidents in the past 25 years,” Joel A. Gordon, an experienced industrial accident lawyer, said. In the great majority of the cases, gross negligence on the part of the employer bears full responsibility,” he added. Numerous OSHA violations, fines, and deficiencies stand as proven evidence that employers repeatedly disregard the importance of worker safety by ignoring needs for proper equipment maintenance, employee protections around dangerous work conditions, and vigilance about employee health concerns or symptoms while working within unsafe circumstances. 

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