Dalton manufacturer Columbia Recycling might have to pay more than $41,000 after federal officials found 11 serious safety violations.
"We found that the employer was not enforcing safety rules which could save lives," said Andre Richards, director of the local branch of the US Labor Department Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
In January, a fire at the company killed one employee and injured two others.
Inspectors say the company had blocked access to fire exits, left electrical wiring exposed, and left liquid propane gas tanks in areas where they could be struck by vehicles. In addition, the inspectors say, employees without formal training were operating forklifts, and the company had no written emergency plan.
The fine is just a proposal. Columbia Recycling has 15 days to contest it.
The company makes conveyor belt material from recycled textiles.
"We found that the employer was not enforcing safety rules which could save lives," said Andre Richards, director of the local branch of the US Labor Department Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
In January, a fire at the company killed one employee and injured two others.
Inspectors say the company had blocked access to fire exits, left electrical wiring exposed, and left liquid propane gas tanks in areas where they could be struck by vehicles. In addition, the inspectors say, employees without formal training were operating forklifts, and the company had no written emergency plan.
The fine is just a proposal. Columbia Recycling has 15 days to contest it.
The company makes conveyor belt material from recycled textiles.
