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OSHA Fines Tank Washing Firm $46,800 Following Suffocation Death

Tuesday, February 5, 2008 | 0

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued 20 serious citations with fines totaling $46,800 to Quala Systems following an accident in August in which an employee of the company's QualaWash tank washing subsidiary died shortly after entering an oxygen-deficient chemical container at the company's facilities in Garden City, Ga.Quala Systems is based in Tampa, Fla.OSHA reported that its inspectors concluded the company “committed a number of serious safety violations,” including allegedly failing to provide its employees with proper training in respiratory protec...

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