OSHA fined BP a record of $87million, US

The Labor Department fined oil giant BP a record $87 million for failing to fix safety problems at a refinery in Texas.
On Friday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the fine, saying BP failed to correct potential hazards at the Texas City, Texas, plant, where there were 15 deaths and 170 injuries after an explosion in 2005.

After that tragedy, BP Products North America Inc entered a settlement agreement with OSHA to eliminate the hazards. But OSHA said that it has since conducted a six-month investigation of the facility and the problems still exist.

"Instead of living up to that commitment, BP has allowed hundreds of potential hazards to continue unabated," said Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis in a prepared statement. "An $87 million fine won't restore those lives be we can't let this happen again. Workplace safety is more than a slogan. It's the law."

BP, which is based in Houston, appealed the fine to the Review Commission, which makes the final determination. The $87,400,000 fine it must consider is a combination of penalties: $56.7 million for the initial violations and $30.7 million for 439 new violations.

Below are the incident at the scene:

courtesy from OSHA!