Washington state fines BP for safety at refinery

* Refinery cited for 13 alleged violations

* BP pledges to continuously improve safety

HOUSTON May 5 (Reuters) - Washington state's Department of Labor & Industries cited BP Plc (BP.L) (BP.N) for safety violations found in inspections at its 225,000 barrel per day (bpd) Cherry Point refinery, in Blaine, Washington, the agency said on Wednesday.

The combined fine for the 13 serious citations would be $69,200.

BP has 15 days to appeal the citations, the Labor & Industries Department said.

Among the alleged process safety management violations are failure to routinely inspect or maintain safety control devices, inaccurate or outdated instrument diagrams and failure to record whether identified safety hazards were corrected.

"One violation noted that there were 38 instances of safety recommendations for which there was no record they were ever implemented," the agency said in a statement.

A refinery spokesman said the citations had not yet been seen by BP, but the company was committed to worker safety.

"We will work with them to continually improve our safety," said BP spokesman Bill Kidd.

The refinery inspection was part of a nationwide effort to improve safety at the nation's refineries following a deadly 2005 explosion at BP's giant Texas City, Texas, refinery that killed 15 workers and injured 180 others. (Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Marguerita Choy)