Worker Injured in Electrical Explosion Can Proceed With Intentional Tort Claim

A Delaware Superior Court judge ruled that a worker injured in an electrical explosion could proceed with his intentional tort claim against his employer. Case: McGuckin v. PBF Energy Inc., No. N5C-01-392 LCS, 08/05/2025, published. Facts: James E. McGuckin II worked for MPW Industrial Water Services Inc. In January 2023, he was sent to work at an oil refinery in Delaware, and an MPW manager allegedly instructed him to manually reset a circuit breaker on a reverse osmosis machine located in a trailer. After McGuckin entered the trailer and opened the door to the circuit breaker panel, an el...