Imperial Sugar Restarts Ga. Refinery
POSTED: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
UPDATED: 12:10 pm EDT June 16,
2009
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PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. -- Imperial Sugar is starting to refine crystal sugar in Georgia for the first time in 16 months since a deadly explosion devastated the plant near Savannah.Imperial Sugar CEO John Sheptor and other executives of the Texas-based company were scheduled to mark the new startup of the nation's second-largest sugar refinery today in Port Wentworth.An explosion at the plant on Feb. 7, 2008, killed 14 people. Investigators determined the blast was caused by accumulations of sugar dust that ignited like gunpowder.In July 2008, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration decided that Imperial Sugar should face fines of more than $8.7 million for violations at the Georgia plant, as well as one in Louisiana. After the fines were announced, the company said it would contest OSHA's findings.
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Previous Stories:
- July 25, 2008: OSHA Fines Imperial Sugar $8.7M In Deadly Blast
- March 14, 2008: Month After Blast At Sugar Refinery, 13th Person Dies
- February 25, 2008: 11th Victim Of Savannah Refinery Blast Dies
- February 14, 2008: Refinery Death Toll Rises To 8; Senators Urge Investigation
- February 10, 2008: 5th Body Pulled From Ruins Of Sugar Refinery
- February 8, 2008: 4 Dead, 4 Missing, Dozens Hurt In Refinery Blast
- February 8, 2008: Refinery Fire Contained; 40 Hurt; 6 Missing
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