Carbide Sandbagged, Chief Says

Federal safety inspectors “sandbagged” Union Carbide Corp. when they issued 221 citations against the company’s plant in Institute, W.Va., the company’s board chairman said today.

“If the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) report on Institute is an opening salvo for a basic attack on our industry, the message is--when the attack comes, forget about fairness,” said Warren Anderson in a speech to the International Petrochemical Conference.