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Accident at Texas Instruments Facility Kills Worker

An industrial accident at a Texas Instruments chip fabrication unit in the Dallas area has left a worker dead. Richardson police Sgt. Kevin Perlich on Tuesday identified the victim as 54-year-old Roy Aguilar of Dallas. Perlich says firefighters Monday responded …

20 Years After North Carolina Plant Fire, Inspections Declining

Twenty years after the worst industrial accident in North Carolina history, there are signs that progress in worker safety made after the deaths of 25 people in a chicken plant fire is beginning to wane. The Charlotte Observer reported Sunday …

Worker Dies in Central Texas Industrial Accident

One worker has been killed and another seriously hurt in an industrial accident in Central Texas. San Marcos police say a pre-engineered metal building frame under construction collapsed Wednesday at Thermon Manufacturing Company. Police did not immediately provide further details …