OSHA Proposes More than $1.4 Million in Penalties in Connection with Fatal Explosion in Houston
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Friday, January 08, 2010
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The U.S. Department of Labor's
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued CES
Environmental Services Inc. willful and serious citations after an
investigation into a fatal explosion at the company's Griggs Road
facility in Houston. Proposed penalties total $1,477,500.
In July 2009, an employee cleaning a tank was killed in an explosion
when an altered piece of equipment ignited flammable vapors inside the
tank. The fatality was the third death in less than a year at this
employer's facilities; two hydrogen sulfide exposure-related deaths at
a related facility, Port Arthur Chemical & Environmental Services
LLC (PACES), occurred in December 2008 and April 2009.
"Proper precaution prevents deaths," said Secretary of Labor Login to read more.
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