$222,500 in Proposed Fines Against Hovensa LLC Oil Refinery in U.S. Virgin Islands
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Monday, December 14, 2009
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The U.S. Department
of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has
cited Hovensa LLC for 56 alleged serious violations of workplace safety
and health standards at its oil refinery located in Christiansted, St.
Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
The company faces a total of $222,500 in proposed fines following two
OSHA inspections, a programmed inspection conducted as part of OSHA's
National Emphasis Program on Petroleum Refinery Process Safety
Management, and an inspection opened in response to a June 4 accident
in which three workers suffered serious burns after being sprayed with
hot boiler feed water while they were performing maintenance.
"OSHA's process safety management regulations are designed to reduce or
eliminate workplace Login to read more.
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