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PENALTIES LEVIED AGAINST CONNECTICUT POWER PLANT BUILDER


Posted on Sep 07, 2010

PENALTIES LEVIED AGAINST CONNECTICUT POWER PLANT BUILDER

On August 5, 2010, the U.S. Labor Dept.’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration levied severe fines against O&G Industries, the Torrington, Connecticut general contractor at a power plant project where a fatal blast occurred in February. The explosion occurred during a natural gas venting operation. O&G says it plans to contest the penalties.

Some 17 companies were cited by OSHA for numerous alleged workplace safety violations related to the blast at the Kleen Energy LLC plant in Middletown, Ct. Six workers died, and some 50 others were injured. OSHA concluded that the explosion occurred when an ignition source contacted a large amount of natural gas vented into areas where it could not easily disperse. OSHA concluded that there was blatant disregard of accepted industry procedures and safety guidelines in conducting the gas venting operation.

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