Manufacturing Plant Fined $84K for 16 Violations

Combustible dust and electrical violations were among 16 serious violations that inspectors for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found at a Texas packaging manufacturing plant on Thursday. OSHA is proposing $84,000 in fines against BWay Corp. in Bryan, Texas, after responding to a complaint about unsafe working conditions in February. OSHA said BWay had failed to control accumulations of combustible dust, provide proper personal protective equipment for corrosive chemical splashes, ensure circuits were set so machines would not start up during servicing and repair recog...