BP Pays 2nd Record Fine for Safety Violations, But Denies Safety Lapses
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Energy giant BP will pay a fine of $50.6 million to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for continuing violations uncovered as late as 2009 by regulators at its refinery in Texas City, Texas, where 15 workers were killed and 170 injured in an explosion in 2005.