The State - News from May 2, 1989
A Kern County waste disposal firm was fined $150,000 by state Health Director Ken Kizer and ordered to correct alleged toxic pollution violations at its Buttonwillow facilities. Department of Health Services inspectors said Petroleum Waste Inc. failed to implement a required emergency contingency plan following the exposure of three employees to hazardous wastes, failed to submit a written report on the incident to the state and inspectors noted what they called poor laboratory management practices. Kizer said most violations have been corrected.
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