Board: Unsafe Work Practices Caused Explosion

A case study report released Tuesday by the Chemical Safety Board stated that "unsafe work practices" led to a fatal explosion and fire last year at a Mississippi oilfield. The board recommended that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration increase inspections of the region's oil and gas production facilities. The report also called on the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board to identify, and refer to OSHA, potentially unsafe health and safety conditions observed during field inspections of well sites and drilling operations. The report stated that on June 5, 2006, loud explosions ...