Yogurt Maker Facing $178,000 in Fines from OSHA

Agro Farma, the manufacturer of Chobani Greek Yogurt, is facing $178,000 in fines from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration in connection with 34 alleged safety and health violations at its plant in New Berlin, N.Y."Our inspections identified a wide range of mechanical, chemical, electrical and health hazards that, left uncorrected, expose the plant's employees to being caught in moving machine parts or unexpectedly energized machinery, electrocution, falls, being overcome in toxic or oxygen-deficient atmospheres, and hearing loss," Christopher Adams, OSHA's area dire...