Electrical fire sets containers on ablaze at Port of L.A.

• With about 50 deep containers burning from an electrical fire below deck on the cargo ship One Henry Hudson, Los Angeles emergency responders towed the ship out to sea over the weekend.
• The U.S. Coast Guard established a 1-2-nautical-mile safety zone around the ship as firefighters worked to get the fire under control. Almost 200 firefighters were involved in the effort.
• A shelter in place established in San Pedro was lifted after the ship was removed from the port.
• All crewmembers were safely evacuated from the 1,100-foot-long ship, flagged in Panama, which had arrived in the United States from Tokyo, Japan.
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Louisiana plant questioned on PSM fixes after worker’s death

• Four months before an employee was killed from exposure to hydrofluoric acid, Louisiana regulators threatened to fine the company for taking too long to address hazards.
• Jammie Wesley, 37, was killed at the Mexichem Fluor plant in St. Gabriel, leaving behind a family of four.
• In 2019, third-party inspectors hired by Mexichem performed a process hazard analysis and made 39 recommendations, but when state regulators visited the plant three years later, some of the problems remained.
• The circumstances behind Wesley’s death have not yet been established.
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Three companies cited following forklift death at Georgia Hyundai plant

• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited three employers following the death of a Korean worker in March.
• The incident occurred at the Hyundai Motor Group manufacturing facility in Bryan County, Georgia, including a battery manufacturing plant.
• The employee, Sunbok You, was “torn apart” by a forklift at the battery plant.
• Two employers were cited for allowing industrial truck drivers to exceed speed limits and failing to ensure sufficient safety measures. The third employer was cited for failing to report the incident.
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