Seeking accountability and answers ... Family of worker who died in explosion says he prepared them, believing ‘Marathon would kill him’
“My dad protected me,” Alyssa Higgins said. “He protected my sister. He protected my family.”“I will never get to hug my dad again,” Alyssa said.On Monday, the explosion in the northwest corner of Marathon’s refinery rocked the city as the air filled with thick black smoke.
Higgins’ family says the 55-year-old machinist, who was working in the ultra-former unit where the explosion happened, died in the blaze. His body was unrecognizable. “He spent years preparing us for, what at the time and was always supposed to just be, a very real possibility that working for Marathon would kill him,” Samantha said. “He did that because he was aware of the state of things in that refinery.”
Tony Buzbee, the family’s attorney, filed a petition seeking the depositions of Marathon and two other companies. “The medical examiner says he died of burns and of smoke inhalation,” Buzbee said. “Burns and smoke inhalation - that’s probably the first straight answer this family has gotten since this happened.”KPRC 2 reached out to Marathon about the petition and heard from a spokesperson who said they were working on the request. They previously stated an investigation was underway.
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