OSHA Fines Morgan Corporation $93,000
2012-01-27 |
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Georgia-based company after it failed to meet the standards of a Site-Specific inspection.
The federal government's safety agency fined Morgan Corporation - doing business as Morgan Truck Body - $93,000 after inspectors found 24 safety and health violations at its worksite. Specifically, OSHA representatives found that employees had not been given welding screens,
The local OSHA leadership said the number of violations was unacceptable.
"The size of the penalties and the number of violations is an indication of the gravity of the hazards at this facility. This employer is putting workers at risk by exposing them to electrical, amputations and fire hazards," said Andre Richards, director of OSHA's Atlanta-West area office. "It is the employer's responsibility to provide a safe and healthfulworkplace to prevent from workers from being injured."
Other Peach State employers have been coming under fire from OSHA in recent months. In September 2011, the agency fined Piedmont Mechanical $189,700 after workers were burned while on the job.
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