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OSHA says better training might have prevented DuPont worker deaths

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Better training might have prevented the deaths of four workers killed by lethal gas November 15 at DuPont's facility in LaPorte, Texas, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Health and Safety Adminstration said Thursday. OSHA fined the company $99,000 for 10 violations, including one for insufficient training. The incident began when one worker opened a drain on a methyl mercaptan vent line and was overcome. Three people who tried to help also died. None had respirators. The company, headquartered in suburban Wilmington, had been cited in 2010 for not training employees on the building's ventilation system and safety procedures. DuPont said in a statement that it hopes to learn from...

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