Cashier Shot During Robbery Leads to OSHA Fines for Circle K

Federal workplace safety investigators cited Circle K Stores Inc. for failing to provide a safe place of employment after a cashier suffered a serious gunshot injury during a robbery. Two men entered a Circle K in Orlando on Jan. 19, pointed guns at the cashier and ordered him to open the register, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a statement. As the employee moved away from the register, one of the men shot him in the left shoulder. OSHA said Circle K failed to ensure that the workplace was free from recognized hazards “in that employees were exposed to acts o...