Two Killed and 30 Injured After La Porte Chemical Leak at LyondellBasell Facility

La Porte, Texas (July 28, 2021) – Two people were killed, and several others were injured Tuesday evening after a chemical leak at a La Porte plant, according to the authorities.

The incident happened just after 7:30 p.m., July 27, at the LyondellBasell facility, at 1515 Miller Cut-Off Road.

Authorities said there was a leak involving the acetyls unit at the facility. There were about 100,000 pounds of a mixture that includes acetic acid that was released. 

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said the mixture also included catalyst, methyl iodide, and hydrogen iodide.

Two people were killed in the incident.

Thirty other people were taken to the hospital, where 24 of them were treated and released.

The authorities are investigating the incident.

“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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