OSHA Issues Record-Breaking Fines to BP --$87,430,000 in Proposed Penalties
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Monday, November 02, 2009
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The U.S. Department of Labor's
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it
is issuing $87,430,000 in proposed penalties to BP Products North
America Inc. for the company's failure to correct potential hazards
faced by employees. The fine is the largest in OSHA's history. The
prior largest total penalty, $21 million, was issued in 2005, also
against BP.
Safety violations at BP’s Texas City, Texas, refinery resulted in a
massive explosion — with 15 deaths and 170 people injured – in March of
2005. BP entered into a settlement agreement with OSHA in September of
that year, under which the company agreed to corrective actions to
eliminate potential hazards similar to Login to read more.
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