OSHA Proposing $91,300 in Fines against Sawmill after Fatal Injury

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $91,300 in fines against a Texas sawmill for failing to protect workers from hazardous, unguarded machines after a fatal injury.OSHA said a worker for Tanner Timber Services LLC was struck and killed by a piece of lumber in excess of 800 pounds that kicked out of a machine at the company's Kountze facility. OSHA cited the company for five violations."It is the employer's responsibility to rectify hazards that expose workers to injuries and to not wait until loss of life occurs," said David Doucet, OSHA's area direc...