OSHA Proposes Nearly $200,000 in Fines for Repeat Offender

A Queensbury manufacturer already ordered to fix explosion hazards has been cited again and could face nearly $200,000 in penalties, OSHA said. Inspectors doing a follow-up inspection determined that RWS Manufacturing Inc. failed to address combustible dust hazards, and found new and recurring fire and fall hazards. “RWS Manufacturing has disregarded its employees' safety in failing to correct an obvious fire and explosion hazard, and in allowing the existence of new and recurring hazards,” said Robert Garvey, OSHA's area director in Albany. “Especially distur...