Paper mill to pay fines levied on dozens of safety violations
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Carthage Specialty Paperboard Inc. have settled workplace safety violations discovered at the company’s New York facility, with the company agreeing to pay $175,000 in penalties.
OSHA cited the Carthage, New York-based paper milling company for 61 safety and health violations last year and initially proposed $357,445 in penalties.
The settlement agreement requires the company to enhance efforts to prevent hazards associated with machine guarding, lack of fall protection, hazardous energy control, confined space entry, emergency response and electrical and structural safety issues, the agency said in a statement Thursday.
The company will also train employees to recognize hazards, make safety and health evaluations a part of management performance appraisals, hire two full-time safety and health staff, perform weekly safety audits, submit periodic abatement progress reports to OSHA and consent to monitoring inspections for two years.
Judge Dennis Phillips of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission signed the order approving the settlement on Jan. 3 and it became a final order of the commission on Thursday.
“This settlement confirms that the company acknowledges the necessity of improving safety and health practices as well as fostering a culture that supports safety among employees,” Robert Kulick, OSHA regional administrator in New York, said in the statement.
A company spokesperson could not be immediately reached for comment.
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