The U.S. Chemical Safety Board blamed costcutting and budget pressures at BP for the explosion two years ago that killed 15 contractor workers and injured 180 people at the firm's Texas City, Texas, refinery. The agency's final report, issued March 20, also tagged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for lax oversight of the plant and for focusing on lost-time injury rates rather than less frequent, but more deadly, process safety rates. The full board was set to vote on the report after ENR press time.
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