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A chemical company and a former employee have been indicted for their roles in a 2014 poisonous gas leak that killed four workers at a Houston-area plant.
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DuPont, former employee federally charged in deadly 2014 chemical release that killed 4, officials say Published: Tags: Emergency workers responding to the 2014 chemical release at the La Porte plant. (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) LA PORTE, Texas – A Houston federal grand jury has indicted DuPont and a former employee for knowingly violating requirements of federal safety regulations and negligently releasing an extremely hazardous substance in a deadly 2014 chemical release at a La Porte plant, federal officials announced Tuesday. Kenneth Sandel, 49, of ...
HOUSTON (AP) — A chemical company and a former employee have been indicted for their roles in a 2014 poisonous gas leak that killed four workers at a Houston-area plant,
A team from the National Chemical Safety Board is set to begin investigating a deadly chemical leak at the DuPont plant in La Porte At the time, Kenneth Sandel, 49, of Friendswood, ran the Insecticide Business Unit (IBU) at that location, according to the federal charges, and was responsible for ensuring IBU employees followed safety regulations. The IBU has since been demolished, but at the time, reportedly produced pesticides called Lannate and Vydate, among other products. The indictment alleges Lannate and Vydate generated annual net income for DuPont of approximately $123 million during ...
Representative image 24,000 lb of the toxic flammable gas was released from the firm’s facility in LaPorte, TX in November 2014. Chemicals firm DuPont and a former employee were charged with knowingly breaching federal safety regulations and negligence for the release of 24,000 lb of the toxic gas methyl mercaptan at its facility in LaPorte, TX by a federal grand jury in Houston, TX, the US Attorney Ryan Patrick announced this week. The company’s representatives and 49-year-old Kenneth Sandel are schedule to appear in court on Tuesday morning, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) rel...