Fish Processor Fined $56,000 for Exposing Workers to COVID

The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that it fined the operator of a fish processing plant for knowingly exposing workers to COVID-19. L&I said it fined Shining Ocean Inc. $56,000 for not enforcing mask use and other rules during a Nov. 4, 2021, staff meeting. The department said the 16 workers at the meeting became infected and one died. L&I said the president of Shining Ocean said he didn’t feel there was a reason to enforce a mask mandate. Workers told the agency’s investigators they were given the choice of whether they wanted to wear a ma...