I suspect as in the BP oil spill case government considered how much the company could afford.
I'm sorry, dear readers, but I will never believe government is looking out for the good of workers or citizens ever again.
Why would you believe something that is not true?
"OSHA imposes $16.6m fine over Conn. power plant blast; 6 workers were killed in February" by Stephanie Reitz, Associated Press | August 6, 2010
HARTFORD — The nation’s top workplace safety agency imposed $16.6 million in fines yesterday against companies involved in a power plant blast that killed six workers and injured 50 others.
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The fines, the third-highest imposed for a single accident, stem from 371 alleged safety and workplace violations at the Kleen Energy Systems natural gas power plant in Middletown.
The companies “blatantly disregarded well known and accepted industry procedures and their own safety guidelines,’’ the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in announcing the fines.
Is this another government agency on the take until something else happens or what?
“They simply and tragically refused to use common sense,’’ Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis said. “The deaths and injuries could have been prevented, had the companies placed safety first.’’
Dept of Labor, gotcha. Pathological liars they.
The facility, which was under construction, exploded Feb. 7 when something ignited natural gas in the air. The natural gas had accumulated in tight quarters during a “gas blow,’’ in which high-pressure gas is forced through pipes to clean them.
The ignition source has not been identified, but welders were working nearby, and gas and diesel heaters were left running during the gas blow on that chilly Sunday, defying safety rules and common sense, OSHA officials said....
The large companies involved in the project were rushing to complete the plant, OSHA officials said, and some stood to collect millions of dollars in bonuses for an early finish.
Yeah, it is the same when you look across this economy and all its institutions.
That is why it is AmeriKa now.
The rush was not specifically pinpointed as the cause of the ill-fated gas blow, but Solis said some victims’ family members raised concerns about it when she talked with them.
“They were alluding to the fact that [the workers] were exhausted and that they were overworked, and there wasn’t a good explanation except to hurry up with the work,’’ Solis said. “In some instances, I was led to believe that safety may not have been the highest priority.’’
When is it ever becau$e it never i$, if you know what I mean?
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Middletown detectives and State Police are investigating whether any people or businesses should face criminal charges in the explosion and deaths. Attorneys for 10 injured and deceased workers have also filed civil lawsuits.
Oh, NO CRIMINAL CHARGES, huh?
Yeah, somehow the HIGH-HEAVY BRASS at ALL LEVELS that ORDERED THINGS never seem to get charged at any level -- whether is torture or anything else!
Yup, meet the MINDSET of AmeriKa these days!
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"Technician to sue 4 companies in Conn. power plant explosion" by Stephen Singer, Associated Press | August 17, 2010
HARTFORD —The facility was under construction when it exploded after something ignited natural gas and air that had accumulated in tight quarters during a procedure known as a gas blow, in which high-pressure gas is forced through pipes to clean them.
Something that the newspaper always seems to bring about here, pffffffffffffffftttt!
The ignition source has not been identified, but welders were working nearby, and gas and diesel heaters were left running during the gas blow on that chilly Sunday — defying safety rules and common sense, Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials said....
As if it were the exhausted workers fault.
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