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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- October 31, 2009
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REGULATORS
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration imposed a
record $87 million fine against oil giant BP for not correcting
safety hazards after a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers at its Texas
City refinery.
The fine, the largest in OSHA's history, comes after a six-month
inspection revealed hundreds of violations of a 2005 settlement
agreement to repair hazards at the refinery.
BP officials formally contested the fine, saying they thought the
company had fully complied with the settlement agreement.
OSHA said the company also committed hundreds of new violations
at the nation's third-largest refinery by not following industry
controls on pressure-relief safety systems and other ...