The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $81,900 in fines against a Wisconsin aluminum foundry after an employee died from chemical exposure.
The 55-year-old employee was found unresponsive in a restroom at Elkhart Lake’s Bremer Manufacturing Co. last May, according to an OSHA release. He had been employed at the facility, working with resin-containing isocyanates, for 38 years.
Isocyanates are considered a hazardous chemical by the administration. Exposure can cause cardiac and respiratory problems and irritation to the skin, eyes, lungs, nose and throa...
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