Texas plant where workers died has long history of violations

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Federal officials held their first meetings with DuPont Co. representatives yesterday as they work to piece together the cause of a chemical leak at the company's La Porte, Texas, plant that killed four workers Saturday. Seven members of the eight-person U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigative team held a meeting with company and union officials at a conference room at the plant, the CSB said late yesterday, marking the beginning of an inquiry that could take a year or longer.