Recycling Company Fined $337,903 Following Fatality

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Nebraska waste disposal company $337,903 for 18 violations following an investigation of a fatal accident in February. A 20-year-old worker was attempting to clear a jam in a cardboard baler while working for Mid-Nebraska Disposal Inc. when he fell into the machine. OSAH said it is alleging the employer disregarded federal rules designed to prevent such tragedies. The company failed to ensure energy sources were locked out, which would have kept the operating parts of the cardboard baler from moving while the worker was clearing the j...