Bryan, TX — A fire at a Bryan Texas Utilities plant in Bryan, Texas, has left three workers injured. The accident took place on Tuesday, around two in the afternoon.
Authorities are still investigating the fire. After the accident, the three workers were taken to St. Joseph Regional Health Center.
While the fire injured three workers, only two names — James Yendry and Maurice Carlson — have been released. There has been no update on their current condition.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
How the aftermath of this accident will play out depends largely on whether or not BTU is a subscriber to the Texas Workers Compensation Program. A quick scan of their subscriber database doesn’t seem to show any information on them. If they are subscribers, then this would be a simple workers comp claim. Texas WC laws do have a gross negligence clause which would provide the workers with some for of legal recourse if it could be proven that negligence were somehow involved in the accident. If BTU isn’t a subscriber, any sort of legal action may be tricky because a utility company would still belong to a municipality. However, in Texas, the regulation of those things is a little obscure, so I couldn’t say for certain. The investigation into the fire would have to conclude before the victims knew how best to proceed.
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