Texas Gas Plant Leak Kills One, Seriously Injures One

Texas was once again the scene of a deadly work accident involving natural gas. According to Enbridge spokesperson Terri Larson, the fatal worker accident occurred when employees were exposed to a hydrogen sulfide leak. One worker was killed and another suffered serious injuries.

The accident took place at a natural gas-processing plant, Enbridge Pipelines, located in near Bryans Mill in Northeast Texas. The company said the man, Nalvester Maxie, was a 56-year-old Bivins man who had worked in the natural gas plant for over three decades.

The man who survived the chemical leak remains in critical condition in the wake of the gas plant accident. The company said that 38-year-old Richard Youngblood of Queen City was airlifted from the scene of the worker accident and was very seriously injured.

Both the company, Enbridge Inc., and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are launching independent investigations of the natural gas worker accident.