Everyone who works at an oil refinery or production plant understands how hazardous their workplace can be. At the same time, no one ever really expects that they’ll be the ones dealing with refinery injuries following a serious accident. Unfortunately, such oil refinery accidents can occur due to a multitude of causes, from aging equipment and poorly-trained workers to poor maintenance standards and a lack of effective safety policies. Indeed, one of the biggest tragedies of many oil refinery accidents is that they could have been prevented through proper plant management.

The Most Common Refinery Injuries Following Refinery Accidents
When working at a refinery, you are in close contact with flammable and toxic petroleum products and chemicals on a daily basis. Proper safety measures can help protect the workers at such refineries, but improper procedures can open up refinery workers to a huge range of serious injuries. This can include burn injuries, disfigurement and even wrongful death following an explosion or fire. Too much exposure to the toxic chemical present at such plants can also cause serious long-term damages, ranging from lung damage to neurological harm to severe and potentially fatal illnesses including leukemia and other cancers. Moreover, as with many other types of factories and plants, injury risks such as malfunctioning equipment, falling debris and fall risks can lead to spinal cord injuries, loss of limbs, head trauma and many other life-changing injuries.

In all cases, the potential life-long consequences of such refinery injuries can be grave and impact your ability to work, get around and enjoy life. In far too many cases, wrongful deaths stemming from such workplace refinery accidents can deprive families of spouses, parents, children and other loved ones.