Manufacturer Faces $44,800 in Fines

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $44,800 in fines against an Illinois manufacturing plant for exposing workers to electrical shocks, hazardous chemicals and dust. OSHA issued citations for 11 serious and two other-than-serious violations to Bigston Corp. of Elk Grove Village. The company had failed to comply with respiratory protection standards, over-exposed workers to dust, did not train employees about hazardous chemicals and combustible dust in the workplace and did not ensure sufficient access was maintained around electric equipment, according to t...