BP fined $2.4 million for safety violations at Ohio plant
In one of the largest penalties ever issued nationally by safety regulators, OSHA last week fined BP Products North America, Inc. more than $2.4 million for unsafe operations at the company's Oregon, Ohio, refinery. An agency inspection identified numerous violations similar to those found during an investigation of last year’s fatal explosion at BP's Texas City, Texas, refinery that killed 15 workers and injured more than 170 others.
OSHA issued 32 per-instance willful citations, with penalties of more than $2.2 million. OSHA cited BP for: