Category Archives: Process Safety Mgmt

Industry related product safety recalls

OSHA cites AmeriGas Propane L.P. in Conroe, Texas, for exposing workers to safety hazards; proposed fines total $105,000 after 3 workers hospitalized and 4 others treated and released due to a December 2012 fire. HOUSTON – The U.S. Department of … Continue reading

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$123,000 in fines proposed OSHA has cited Hunter Panels, LLC with 23 alleged serious safety violations at its production plant in Kingston, New York. The manufacturer of roof insulation panels faces a total of $123,000 in fines following an inspection … Continue reading

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Repeat and serious violations found at Texas facility OSHA has cited Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation in Lufkin, Texas, with three repeat and four serious violations following a June inspection as part of the agency’s Process Safety Management Covered Chemical Facilities National … Continue reading

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OSHA cites Dover Chemical Co. for 47 violations following chemical release at Ohio plant, proposes $545,000 in fines Dover Chemical Co. in Dover Ohio has received 47 health and safety violations from Federal OSHA – including four willful – violations … Continue reading

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Proposed fines total $51,800 OSHA has cited Fontarome Chemical Inc. for 17 serious safety violations following a fire at the company’s pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in St. Francis, Wisconsin. The fire occurred during the troubleshooting of an electrical component on the … Continue reading

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2 Repeat +14 Serious = $148,700 in Proposed Fines OSHA has cited Formosa Plastics Corp. USA with 16 alleged safety and health violations at its Delaware City site. A March investigation was a follow-up to two inspections opened in October … Continue reading

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Proposed penalties total $66,500 Citgo Refining and Chemicals Co. LP, of Corpus Christi, Texas, has been cited for five safety violations by OSHA, which opened an inspection at the company’s Corpus Christi facility following a complaint that employees had been … Continue reading

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Worker Severely Injured OSHA has cited Plains Gas Solutions, LLC in Eunice, Louisiana, for one willful and seven serious violations involving OSHA’s process safety management standards following an explosion and fire that severely burned a worker. The company specializes in … Continue reading

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BP agrees to pay more than $13 million and abate violations in settlement agreement with US Department of Labor The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that OSHA and BP Products North America Inc. have resolved 409 of the 439 … Continue reading

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OSHA cites Great Lakes Chemical in El Dorado, Arkansas for exposing workers to bromine hazards proposing fines of $122,000 EL DORADO, Ark. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited West Lafayette, Ind.-based Great Lakes … Continue reading

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