Ammunition Maker Fined $188K After Explosion Kills 2

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an ammunition manufacturer after an explosion killed two workers at the company’s facility in Perry, Florida. AMTEC Less Lethal Systems Inc., which operates as PACEM Solutions International LLC, faces $188,290 in proposed penalties in connection with the citations, which OSHA issued on March 13. OSHA cited the company for failing to develop and implement “management of change” procedures when it increased the maximum explosive limits of pyrotechnic flash powder in or near the blast booths, from 200 grams to 50...