March 3, 2011
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the proposed fines include $50,000 for allegedly failing to provide adequate machine guarding on a band saw. OSHA says Ifco Systems facilities have received citations for that before in other states. OSHA Denver area director Herb Gibson says proper machine guarding helps prevent amputation injuries.
OSHA also issued five serious citations to the Henderson facility for other alleged violations including a lack of machine guarding on a table saw and exposure of employees to excessive noise.
The company didn't immediately return an e-mail Thursday asking whether it planned to contest the citations.
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