{"id":958,"date":"2025-10-22T05:02:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T05:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiolinjurylaw.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=958"},"modified":"2026-03-28T06:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T10:54:19","slug":"tampa-power-plant-accident-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fiolinjurylaw.com\/en\/tampa-power-plant-accident-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Power Plant Accident Lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This past summer, multiple workers experienced injuries and four died as a result of an explosion that rocked Tampa Electric\u2019s Big Bend Power Station located in Apollo Beach. The accident occurred while the workers attempted to clear molten slag from a clogged tank. The slag erupted from the tank, killing and injuring the crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to the accident, the plant faced an investigation<\/a> by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) because of several other incidents. This includes another explosion twenty years ago that left several workers injured or burned and two other incidents in 1999 and 2014 that left multiple employees dead because of similar incidents. The inspection has not be resolved yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Very little information has come from Tampa Electric\u2019s parent companies TECO and Erma Inc. The companies have, so far, refused to release much information about the incident. Tampa Electric, meanwhile, has a history of hiring outside help to conduct the equipment\u2019s routine cleaning and maintenance procedures. Union officials claim this was to save money and, by bringing in outside help unfamiliar with the equipment and location, subjected their employees to increased risks at the plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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