Lack of Action Gets FL Co $77K in OSHA Fines

The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Kirkplan Kitchens and Bath Fort Myers, Inc., and has proposed a $46,000 penalty after a return inspection to the Fort Myers plant confirmed that the company had failed to correct a dangerous condition observed during a prior inspection. Assessed, but as yet unpaid, penalties since OSHA's first inspection now total $77,525. OSHA initially inspected Kirkplan Kitchens on Aug. 1, 2003, after receiving information that employees were being exposed to serious safety hazards. The company was issued a citati...