ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) _ A St. Joseph sawmill faces nearly $200,000 in federal
fines after an employee fell into the chute of a grinder and was killed.
The St. Joseph News-Press reports the penalties include $112,000 from the review of the March 12th death of 38-year-old Joshua Hill at American Walnut Co. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found Hill wasn’t attached to a tether line when he fell.
The penalties finalized last month also include $86,000 for a subsequent
inspection that found various noise levels and combustible dust violations.
American Walnut makes lumber products for gunstocks and furniture. OSHA also
fined it last year after a worker lost a finger in a conveyor belt accident.
A woman who answered the phone at American Walnut said the owner had no
comment.
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