Casting Facility Draws 24 Citations, $112,500 in Fines

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued 24 serious citations, with fines totaling $112,500, to C&H Die Casting, Inc., of Troy, Texas, for alleged violations at its aluminum die cast manufacturing facility on Lely Drive.OSHA said safety and health inspections, which began in August 2012, were conducted under OSHA's site-specific targeting program that directs enforcement resources to workplaces where the highest rates of injuries and illnesses occur.The serious safety violations include allegedly failing to provide the required machine guarding for saws and covers o...