OSHA Proposing $86,900 in Penalties against Bottling Plant

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Ohio bottling company and is proposing $86,900 in penalties for seven workplace health and safety violations.OSHA said it inspected G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers Inc. in Franklin Furnace, Ohio, in July 2013 as part of its site-specific targeting program for facilities with higher-than-average illness and injury rates. "This company consistently failed to protect its workers and implement basic safety requirements," said Bill Wilkerson, OSHA's area director in Cincinnati. "Repeat violations demonstrate a lack of commitment to...