Williams Olefins News

Judge Clears Way for First Trial on 2013 Louisiana Plant Explosion

More than three years after a devastating explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins complex in Geismar, La., attorneys says a state district judge has cleared the way for the first civil trial brought by workers who say they were …

OSHA Findings Contested in Williams Olefins Explosion

Officials say Williams Olefins is contesting six workplace safety violations and $99,000 in civil penalties federal regulators proposed last month for a fatal explosion June 13 at the company’s Ascension Parish, La., plant. The blast at Williams’ Geismar ethylene and …