Federal workplace safety regulators said they levied the maximum fine allowed by law against a manufacturer of appliances for General Electric Co. after a worker was killed in July.
Media reports indicate that Rodney Terry, 58, died July 24 while trying to service a door molding machine while working for Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc., which operates as GE Appliances.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said its investigation determined that the company allowed workers to bypass the machine's safety doors and did not use required procedures such as lockout/tagout to...
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