Article Critique of the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration

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OSHA FINES WEST FERTILIZER $118,300 FOR EXPLOSION THAT KILLED 15, INJURED 200.

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EHS Today. Nov2013, Vol. 6 Issue 11, p15-15. 1/2p.

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Article

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*FINES (Penalties)

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UNITED States. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
WEST Fertilizer Co.

The article reports that the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has held West Fertilizer Co. in West, Texas responsible for 24 violations of occupational health and safety regulations and proposed penalties totaling 118,300 dollars for the April 17, 2013 fire and explosion.

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The article chosen cites that the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) held the West Fertilizer Co. in West Texas responsible for twenty-four violations of occupational health and safety regulations and impended penalties amounting to 118, 300 dollars due to the April 17, 2013 fire and explosions. The case occurred while the government practiced a shutdown and OSHA was unable to release final finding into the occurrence of the blast in its investigations of the April 17 West Fertilizer Co. fire and explosion that not only killed and injured employees in the facility but first responder and nearby residents. The………………..

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