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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Pembroke Refinery Safety Breach
In March 2012, a worker was seriously injured when he fell from an access tower walkway at Valero Energy UK’s Pembroke refinery in Wales. The U.K. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found the incident was caused by multiple workplace safety failings. Valero pleaded guilty to a single charge of breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and was fined £400,000 (US$529,206) and ordered to pay costs of £60,614 (US$80,193).
- Misconduct Type
- Labor
- Enforcement Agency
- International
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Criminal
- Disposition
- Pleaded Guilty
- Date of Fine Announcement
- 9/12/2016
