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The US Justice Department said it will not press criminal charges against Imperial Sugar Co. for the 2008 refinery explosion in Port Wentworth, Georgia, which killed 14 workers. US Attorney Edward Tarver said prosecutors had determined that they could only bring misdemeanor charges against Imperial for violating industrial cleanliness standards....
Imperial Sugar CEO John C. Sheptor is the latest in a long line of prominent figures to call for the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to speed up its plans to introduce a definitive combustible dust standard for US industry....
