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OSHA Findings Contested in Williams Olefins Explosion

Officials say Williams Olefins is contesting six workplace safety violations and $99,000 in civil penalties federal regulators proposed last month for a fatal explosion June 13 at the company’s Ascension Parish, La., plant. The blast at Williams’ Geismar ethylene and …

Lawsuit Over Fatal Explosion at Oklahoma Refinery

Two women whose husbands were killed in a boiler explosion at a crude oil refinery in Wynnewood, Okla., have filed a negligence lawsuit. The lawsuit filed in Fort Bend County, Texas, by LeeAnna Mann and Kari Smith seeks more than …