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Exxon Fined Over Explosion In Louisiana

The fine is for safety lapses including inadequate training and equipment maintenance over an explosion that injured four workers at a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery last year.

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ExxonMobil Corp has been fined about $165,000 by U.S. regulators. The fine is for safety lapses including inadequate training and equipment maintenance over an explosion that injured four workers at a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery last year. U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued nine citations, several of which echo previous cautions by federal agencies at two other Exxon plants.