A catastrophic explosion rocked a Louisiana industrial plant when a power failure triggered a chain reaction that caused massive flash tanks to overheat and explode. Our client, a plant employee, suffered devastating burn injuries and severe trauma when the explosion tore through the facility. The blast originated after electrical wiring fell onto high-voltage equipment, causing a plant-wide power outage that disabled critical safety systems. Within 30 minutes of the power failure, the superheated tanks exploded with devastating force, transforming an industrial workplace into a deadly inferno that would become one of Louisiana’s most significant industrial accidents.

Following a 27-day trial involving complex product liability and industrial accident claims, the jury awarded our client $20,307,000 for his catastrophic injuries— one of the largest industrial accident verdicts in Louisiana. The jury found the plant at fault for failure to maintain operational safety systems, which could have prevented the explosion, as well as for faulty electrical installation. This industrial accident verdict demonstrates the Louisiana injury attorneys at Neblett, Beard & Arsenault’s ability to handle complex industrial accidents and defective product matters involving burns and other severe injuries. These matters require technical expertise and extensive resources to prove liability against large Louisiana companies and their contractors who put profits over Louisiana workers’ safety.

If you or a loved one has suffered severe burns, a traumatic brain injury, or other life-altering harms from plant explosions, industrial accidents, or other severe injuries, call our Louisiana injury attorneys so we can fight for you and your family in your time of need.