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Jeff Merkley: “How can one company account for 97 percent of the egregious and willful violations handed out by OSHA if safety is their…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2010
How can one company account for 97 percent of the egregious and willful violations handed out by OSHA if safety is their top concern?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights BP's safety record based on OSHA violations.

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