OSHA Proposes More Than $1M Fine for Worker Fatality

A vegetable processing company in New Jersey faces proposed penalties of $1,125,484 after a worker was fatally injured while cleaning a machine. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated Taylor Farms New Jersey Inc. in May 2025 after a worker suffered fatal injuries at the company's Swedesboro facility. Inspectors discovered that Taylor Farms did not have proper machine lockout/tagout procedures in place. OSHA cited Taylor Farms for willfully and repeatedly violating safety requirements after the worker was fatally injured while sanitizing a proce...