The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health penalized Kern Oil and Refining Co. with 11 citations totaling $83,185 after a Jan. 19 explosion that killed one person and injured two others.
"As a result of our investigation, inspectors determined that Kern Oil failed to have proper procedures in place and training was not provided for employees working with a dangerous piece of equipment," said Len Welsh, Cal-OSHA acting chief. "If standard practices had been followed this catastrophic event might not have occurred."
The largest of the penalties was $18,000 for a serious accide...
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