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Environment & Energy

Finishline42

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2. Not much of a deterrent

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2020, 08:34 AM

Jun 2020

Under the plea agreement drafted in February, he faces up to six months in prison.

Maybe it saves the govt to not have to go to trial but the damage that could have been done if one of those welds failed would seem to warrant something more severe.

I wonder about his certifications? Why did he reuse the same X-Ray? Was he lazy or did he not know how to operate the equipment?

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Mariner East Pipeline Technician Pleads Guilty - 77 Counts Of Falsifying Pipe Weld X-Ray Safety Docs [View all] hatrack Jun 2020 OP

Sounds like the company did the right thing and rectified the situation. captain queeg Jun 2020 #1

Not much of a deterrent Finishline42 Jun 2020 #2