Another BP Refinery Faces Fines
Oil producer BP could be fined more than $384,000 because of workplace safety violations at its refinery along Lake Michigan, even while the company says it is making "solid progress" to correct the problems. Inspectors with the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited BP for eight serious violations, including failing to test equipment like fire hydrants and the refinery. None of the violations has caused employee injury or an environmental release of unsafe chemicals.
A BP spokesman, Scott Dean, says that BP has thus far fixed more than half of the violations and is working to fix the remaining problems. Dean also noted that the refinery has an impressive safety track record. "We've been making solid progress in safety performance," said Dean. A BP refinery explosion in Texas City, Texas killed 15 people and injured 170 others.
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