http://wis-injury.com/blog Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:24:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://wis-injury.com/blog/2008/11/osha-settlement-reached-in-wisconsin-explosion.html http://wis-injury.com/blog/2008/11/osha-settlement-reached-in-wisconsin-explosion.html#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:01:00 +0000 Gordon Johnson http://wis-injury.com/blog/2008/11/osha-settlement-reached-in-wisconsin-explosion.html
SPOONER, Wis. (AP) _ The chemical company where an explosion last spring critically burned two workers has reached a settlement with the federal government over workplace safety violations.

Authorities say Cortec Corp. has agreed to pay a $250,000 fine for failing to have a proper safety management system to handle flammable liquid propellants at its aerosol and liquid container filling plant in Spooner.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration originally proposed a $424,000 fine following the March 18 explosion that destroyed a production building.

Authorities say the settlement includes the company’s promise to bring the plant into safety compliance by Dec. 31.

Cortec’s Chief Operating Officer Anna Vignetti did not immediately return a telephone message Friday.

The plant is expected to resume production in January.

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Information from: Wisconsin Public Radio, http://www.wpr.org

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