CLAYMONT, Del. - July 9, 2009 The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration says that the violations left employees at the
refinery, which straddles the Delaware-Pennsylvania border,
vulnerable to accidents that could result in injury or possible
death.
A Sunoco spokesman says the company received the citation
Wednesday and it has already addressed many of the concerns raised
during the inspection.
The fines are not related to the fiery explosion at the refinery
in May. Sunoco announced plans earlier this week to close the
ethylene unit where the blast occurred.
OSHA is still investigating that explosion, but Sunoco's initial
investigation found that pipe failure caused the gas leak.
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