Montana Employer Cited After Third Worker Dies in as Many Years

A Bethel, Montana company was hit with violations and a proposed fine of $187,000 after a worker died at one its dairy operations, the third death at the company in as many years. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected Sharpe Holdings after a 51-year-old equipment operator died from serious head injuries after falling out of a moving van. Investigators found the company failed to provide safety belts and secure passenger seats in its vehicles at the cattle and dairy farm at which the incident occurred. The company was cited with one repeat an...