OSHA: 3 willful violations led to plant blasts in Texas

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a statement Tuesday that it cited TPC for three willful violations by not developing and implementing procedures for emergency shutdown and not inspecting and testing process vessel and piping components. TPC faces $514,692 in civil OSHA fines.

An investigation found that vapor formed at the base of a butadiene finishing tower and ignited, causing the explosions and fires.

OSHA: 3 willful violations led to plant blasts in Texas

HOUSTON (AP) - U.S. officials cited the owners of a Southeast Texas chemical plant where November blasts and fires injured three workers and caused widespread damage to the surrounding community. The Nov. 27 blasts at the TPC Group plant in Port Neches, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) east of...

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TPC appealing $500K OSHA fine - Port Arthur News

PORT NECHES — TPC Group will appeal citations set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for the November explosions and fire at the facility. “We strongly disagree with the characterization of some of the alleged violations as ‘willful.’ We anticipate future engagement with...

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