OSHA Cites Grain Storage Company for 35 Safety Violations, Over $100,000 in Fines Proposed
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Monday, April 06, 2009
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The
U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) has cited Victoria-Calhoun Grain Co., following a
worker's fatality, with three alleged willful and 32 serious violations
of safety standards at the company's facility in Placedo.
"Employers
must ensure employees are fully trained and protected from all
hazardous conditions in and around grain storage units," said Michael
Rivera, OSHA's area director in Corpus Christi, Texas. "In this case,
the employee was walking on top of the grain using a pole to loosen it.
When the grain collapsed beneath him, he became engulfed and
suffocated."
OSHA's Corpus Christi Area Office began its
investigation Oct. 1, 2008, at the company's facility on Main Street Login to read more.
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