The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Williams Olefins for safety violations following a petrochemical plant explosion in Geismar, La., that killed two workers and injured 80 other people last June.OSHA has proposed $99,000 in fines against the company for violations of process management safety standards involving the use of large amounts of hazardous chemicals, including propylene."Williams Olefins violated safety and health standards which, when followed, can protect workers from hazardous chemicals," Dorinda Folse, OSHA's area director in Baton Rouge, La., sa...
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