Oklahoma

OSHA cites TrinityRail for 2 August deaths at Oklahoma facility

A photograph of tank cars parked in a rail yard.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited TrinityRail and Maintenance Services over an August 2020 incident that resulted in two fatalities.

OSHA is suggesting $419,347 in penalties, and it cited Trinity for 11 serious violations and two willful violations for not following federal safety standards for working in confined spaces. 

On Aug. 12, a Trinity employee in Hugo, Oklahoma, was seeking to clean a tank car used to carry natural gasoline, according to OSHA. A second...

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Multiple truck crashes in Texas, Oklahoma as winter storm pummels region

A tractor-trailer burns in Oklahoma in the aftermath of a truck crash during a storm.

Multiple truck crashes were reported in Texas and Oklahoma on Sunday as a winter storm delivered a dangerous mix of snow, ice and winds to the region’s roads.

Sobering images shared on social media included two tractor-trailers in flames on Oklahoma’s Turner Turnpike and seven semis heavily damaged on Interstate 10 near El Paso. 

We are currently working this injury crash on the Turner Turnpike westbound near Post Road. This is involving multiple semis and passenger vehicles. Traffic is being...

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Rail Roundup: OmniTRAX, Union Pacific news briefs

A photograph of a Union Pacific locomotive.OmniTRAX adds Oklahoma site to its rail development program

Short line operator OmniTRAX is seeking potential customers that would be interested in establishing a facility on the Sand Springs Railway in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.

The location on the Sand Springs Railway is part of OmniTRAX’s rail-ready sites program. The site has about 25 acres near the Sand Springs Railway, which has direct connections with Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) and BNSF (NYSE: BRK). 

Sand Springs Railway runs 32 miles between...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-roundup:-omnitrax-union-pacific-news-briefs

Flash flood threat keeps rolling across southern Plains (with forecast video)

Flash flooding on campus during Monday night’s storms. Avoid Lindsey & Elm until water can go down. #okwx pic.twitter.com/m2aWTg83lV

— OU Nightly (@OUNightlyTV) September 1, 2020

Periods of torrential rainfall have drenched parts of the Plains and the lower Mississippi Valley over the past day or two, with some areas receiving 5 inches or more of rainfall.

Like boxcars on a train, additional rounds of excessive rainfall will hit many of the same areas into Thursday, keeping the likelihood of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flash-flood-threat-keeps-rolling-across-southern-plains-with-forecast-video

Texas frac sand firm files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Frac sand firm Vista Proppants and Logistics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday stating it has around $500 million of liabilities, according to court documents.

The Fort Worth, Texas-based company said the unprecedented downturn in the oil and gas industry harmed its financial position.

“After thoroughly evaluating our options and strategic alternatives with our advisors and board of directors, we are confident that this is the best path forward for Vista and our stakeholders,”...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-frac-sand-firm-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy

Oklahoma trucking company shuts down citing coronavirus “disaster”

Citing economic challenges tied to the “coronavirus natural disaster,” Stone Trucking Company said it will shut down and lay off 51 employees in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Company officials cited the coronavirus’ impact on the oil and gas industry as the reason for the closure, as well as the “recent failure of an opportunity to sell the company to allow for continued operations.” 

“We were unable to provide more advance notice of this action because these circumstances were not reasonably foreseeable...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oklahoma-trucking-company-shuts-down-citing-coronavirus-disaster

Runaway Barges Hit Eastern Oklahoma Dam Amid Chaotic Mid-west Storms

According to an article published by Fox News, two barges carrying thousands of pounds of fertilizer broke loose from their moorings on Wednesday night.

What happened?

The runaway barges floated down the swollen Arkansas River before slamming into a dam, according to multiple reports.

The barges struck Lock and Dam 16 near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma. Both barges sank into the Arkansas River.

Town people evacuated

Officials in Webbers Falls, a town of approximately 600 people about 70 miles southeast of...

http://mfame.guru/runaway-barges-hit-eastern-oklahoma-dam-amid-chaotic-mid-west-storms/

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