Chairman Miller Statement On Chemical Safety Board Report On 2005 Texas City Explosion

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today on the U.S. Chemical Safety Board's final investigative report into the explosion at BP's Texas City, Texas facility that killed 15 workers and injured 180 others in March 2005. The committee is holding a hearing on the explosion and the safety of U.S. oil refineries and chemical facilities this Thursday.

"The Chemical Safety Board report paints an extremely troubling picture of gross negligence on the part of BP and OSHA. On Thursday, we will hold a hearing to examine what we can learn from the missteps that preceded this disaster in order to help prevent future ones. We can't bring back the 15 men and women who died in the Texas City explosion, but in their honor, we can and must take steps to prevent future tragedies."

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