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Inquiry into Texas blast plagued by regulatory gap

Rich Denison — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:00:02 +0000

Federal and state officials investigating last week's deadly blast at a Central Texas fertilizer company are trying to determine whether a fire at the plant could have ignited a supply of ammonium nitrate.

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Leak Causes Fire at Holly Frontier Refinery

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:54:56 +0000

No one was injured by a fire at holly frontier which began just after noon Wednesday. refinery spokesman Kevin Burke says a leak occurred in a piece of equipment adjacent to the refinery's delayed coker unit

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Wyoming OSHA Fines Sinclair Oil for Safety Violations

Cheyenne News Staff — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:32:27 +0000

The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Salt Lake City-based Sinclair Oil for 11 violations at its Sinclair Refinery in Sinclair, Wyoming.

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Hefty Fines Against Sinclair Oil

Rich Denison — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:48:32 +0000

Sinclair Oil faces a heavy fine for violating pollution standards in Wyoming

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3 Critically Injured In Wyoming Refinery Fire

Associated Press — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:28:26 +0000

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — Three workers injured in a fire at the Sinclair refinery near Rawlins, Wyo., were taken to a burn center in Colorado in critical condition.

Sinclair Oil Corp. says the flash fire happened Tuesday inside a gas recovery unit at its refinery, about five miles east of Rawlins

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Refinery Workers Injured Near Rawlins

Rich Denison — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:18:46 +0000

It appears a flash-fire injured at least four workers at the Sinclair refinery near Rawlins

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