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OSHA cites oil refinery in east Texas for 30 safety violations following 2 fatalities

TYLER, Texas – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Delek Refining Ltd. in Tyler with an alleged willful and 29 alleged serious violations after a fire and explosion claimed the lives of two workers and injured three others.

"OSHA's Process Safety Management standard contains specific requirements that are essential to the safety and health of workers in the petroleum refining industry, and it is crucial that employers follow these safety and health requirements," said Stephen Boyd, OSHA's area director in Dallas. "If Delek had followed OSHA's standards, it is possible this tragic accident could have been avoided."

OSHA's Dallas Area Office began its investigation Nov. 20 at the company's facility on East Commerce Street in Tyler. Flammable vapors were ignited after a Naphtha (flammable liquid) discharge line ruptured at the saturated-gas unit, killing two workers and injuring three others. The investigation found a willful violation for failing to adequately maintain and repair processing equipment. OSHA defines a willful violation as one committed with intentional disregard of, or plain indifference to, the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

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