OSHA: Retailer Didn't Protect Workers From Vermin Waste

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a discount retailer for alleged repeat and serious safety violations at a store in Stratham, New Hampshire. Ocean State Job Lot, a closeout retailer based in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, faces $154,199 in penalties for ineffective sanitation and respirator protections for store employees, OSHA said. The company has 15 business days to contest the citations, which OSHA issued on Sept. 13. According to OSHA, the employer failed to keep work areas free of vermin excrement and urine, and didn’t institute a continuing a...