Two workers die in flash fire; Texas boat company cited
The deaths of two workers in a flash fire at a Texas boat repair facility earlier this year led to an OSHA investigation that resulted in 40 violations against Texas Barge & Boat, Inc.
The April 2 explosion and fire at the company's facility in Freeport, Texas occurred while employees were performing cutting and fire watch operations inside the hopper space, an area between the cargo hold and the bottom plate of the vessel, with limited means of entry and exit.