65-Year-Old Worker Loses Fingertip at Food Supplier, Yielding OSHA Fines

A 65-year-old employee of the food supplier Keystone Foods lost his fingertip while cleaning an unguarded saw blade, leading to a federal safety inspection that yielded a $76,000 fine. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Keystone Foods, of Bakerhill, on Sept. 1 for several violations of safety protocol. Those included: Exposing employees to falls due to unguarded platforms. Exposing workers to amputation hazards by not guarding saws and machinery. Failing to follow safety procedures to prevent machine start-up during cleaning. Failing to ensure workers wore eye prot...