The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Lane Plating Works Inc., a chrome-plating shop based in Dallas, for two willful violations and 19 serious violations, OSHA announced in a release. Proposed penalties for the violations total $110,200.
The agency initiated the complaint under its National Emphasis Program for Hexavalent Chromium, the release said. Hexavalent chromium is a carcinogen known to cause lung cancer, kidney failure and other health issues.
According to OSHA’s release, the owner of Lane Plating knew from air-monitoring tests that workers we...
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