Federal regulators fined Texas fertilizer plant in 2012 for safety violations

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WASHINGTON — Federal regulators fined the company that operates the Texas fertilizer plant that exploded overnight $10,000 last summer for safety violations. But the government accepted $5,250 after the company took what it described as corrective actions.

Records reviewed by The Associated Press show that the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration determined that the West Fertilizer Co. planned to transport anhydrous ammonia without making or following a security plan. An inspector also found that the plant’s ammonia tanks weren’t properly labeled.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/federal-regulators-fined-texas-fertilizer-plant-in-2012-for-safety-violations/2013/04/18/80dbb608-a853-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_story.html

This is a separate incident from 2006.

West Fertilizer Co. fined $2,300 in 2006 for lack of safety plan

The West, Texas, fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday was fined $2,300 in 2006 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for not having a risk management program in place, records show.

West Fertilizer Co. settled with the environmental agency in August 2006 without admitting liability, according to records obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-west-fertilizer-fined-safety-plan-20130418,0,684915.story