OSHA PSM citations @ food facility (NH3, $193K, SVEP)
Hundreds of workers evacuated a candy manufacturing plant when an evaporator unit pipe failed and released approximately 22 pounds of anhydrous ammonia throughout the facility. No workers were injured in the incident which closed the plant for more than two hours. OSHA investigated the Sept. 23, 2015, incident and cited the company with three repeat, 14 serious and two other-than-serious safety violations. On March 31, OSHA proposed penalties of $193,600. The agency has also placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program. Here is a breakdown of the citations: |
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