Four workers were tragically killed when an insecticide leaked into a building at DuPont's LaPorte, Texas plant in November 2014. After two workers were overcome by toxic fumes, another responded to a distress call and was overwhelmed. His brother, too, died attempting to aid the fallen. Three others were injured.
OSHA officials blasted DuPont in the strongest terms, stating those who died "would be alive today, had their employer taken steps to protect them." Yet, just months later, the same plant was cited by OSHA for even more safety violations. Now, DuPont - which with its subsidiaries has held multiple federal contracts over recent years totaling millions of dollars - is part of a corporate coalition trying to block rules that would ensure federal contractors abide by health, safety, and labor laws.
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OSHA officials blasted DuPont in the strongest terms, stating those who died "would be alive today, had their employer taken steps to protect them." Yet, just months later, the same plant was cited by OSHA for even more safety violations. Now, DuPont - which with its subsidiaries has held multiple federal contracts over recent years totaling millions of dollars - is part of a corporate coalition trying to block rules that would ensure federal contractors abide by health, safety, and labor laws.
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