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CSB blames unsafe work practices for oil field blast

06/18/2007
Unsafe work practices caused a 2006 fire and explosion in a Mississippi oil field that killed four employees of a contractor and seriously injured a fifth employee, the US Chemical Safety Board concluded in a recently released investigation.CSB recommended that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration increase inspections of the region’s oil and gas production facilities. CSB’s report also called on the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board (MOGB) to identify-and refer to OSHA-any potentially unsafe health and safety conditions observed during inspections of well sites and drilling operations.The four employees worked for Stringer’s Oilfield Services and were completing...
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