Eric Deskins News Today

LEBANON, Va. (WJHL) – Company representatives say work has stopped at a Lebanon, Virginia manufacturing facility after a pressure tank explosion left an employee dead. Spokespersons for Samuel Pressure Vessel Group (SPVG) told News Channel 11 that operations at the Lebanon facility were halted as an investigation by local, state and OSHA officials continues. The […]

LEBANON, Va. (WJHL) – An Abingdon man is dead following a pressurized tank explosion in Lebanon, Virginia, police say. According to Lebanon Police Chief Eric Deskins, employees of Samuel Pressure Vessel Group were testing a newly-constructed high-pressure tank between 9 – 9:20 a.m. when the vessel exploded. One employee, identified as James Payne, 51, of […]