OSHA Cites Meat-Casing Plant for Fall Hazards, Lack of Fire Extinguishers

Trip-and-fall hazards and missing fire extinguishers led to $86,255 in proposed penalties against an Illinois meat-casing plant. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to Viscofan USA Inc. for one repeated and one serious safety violation after a May inspection showed that workers were exposed to slip, trip and fall hazards in aisles and on equipment due to an accumulation of water. OSHA had cited the company for the same hazard in September 2015 and November 2014. Viscofan also did not mount portable fire extinguishers at the plant, OSHA said. Vis...