OSHA hits Phillips Chemical with $2.5 million in proposed penalties
Lax safety training played a key role in an explosion and fire last March at the Phillips Chemical Company's Houston Chemical Complex in Pasadena, Texas, that killed one worker and injured 69 others, according to an OSHA investigation. OSHA slapped the company with $2.5 million in proposed penalties for 50 alleged safety violations at the facility.
"Unfortunately, this tragedy is not an isolated incident, but one in a series of incidents at this site," said Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman. "Three workers lost their lives in explosions at this plant in less than a year's time, and 23 others were killed in a major explosion in 1989."