Global Industrial Leader Faces nearly $500K in OSHA Penalties

Federal investigators for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found a total of 50 violations from a high-profile global company's worksite in Broken Arrow, resulting in nearly $500,000 in proposed penalties.  Alfa Laval Inc., which specializes in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling products, was cited for 45 serious violations that have penalties of up to $259,400, along with five repeated violations from 2010 and 2011 that add up to $218,500.  Serious violations included inadequate protection of machinery, lack of resp...