Current:Home > ContactWashington state fines paper mill $650,000 after an employee is killed-VaTradeCoin
Washington state fines paper mill $650,000 after an employee is killed
lotradecoin payoutschedule View Date:2024-12-25 23:24:42
CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — Washington state authorities have fined one of the world’s leading paper and pulp companies nearly $650,000 after one of its employees was crushed by a packing machine earlier this year.
The penalty comes after Dakota Cline, 32, was killed on March 8 while working on a machine at Georgia-Pacific’s paper mill in Camas, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of Portland, Oregon, The Columbian reported.
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries said Wednesday it cited and fined Georgia-Pacific in August for violating fundamental safety rules that directly contributed to Cline’s death.
Management and workers told inspectors that permanent safety guards on the machine Cline was working on were taken off in 2017. The safety guards were replaced with a fence around the machine, but the fence didn’t stop people from getting too close to dangerous parts that could cause serious injury or death.
The Department of Labor and Industries said Georgia-Pacific failed to follow basic procedures to make sure the machinery wouldn’t accidentally turn on and failed to ensure that when permanent guards around machines are removed that they are replaced by other guards. The company also didn’t ensure procedures were used to protect employees working in isolated areas, according to the state department.
Georgia-Pacific is appealing the department’s decision.
Workplace fine collections are deposited in a fund that supports workers and families of those who have died on the job.
veryGood! (2)
Related
- Trump taps immigration hard
- Pipeline Expansion Threatens U.S. Climate Goals, Study Says
- Trump’s Science Adviser Pick: Extreme Weather Expert With Climate Credentials
- Hillary Clinton’s Choice of Kaine as VP Tilts Ticket Toward Political Center
- Lil Durk suspected of funding a 2022 murder as he seeks jail release in separate case
- The FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5
- Today’s Climate: September 1, 2010
- Bone-appétit: Some NYC dining establishments cater to both dogs and their owners
- This house from 'Home Alone' is for sale. No, not that one.
- Jason Oppenheim Reacts to Ex Chrishell Stause's Marriage to G Flip
Ranking
- One Tech Tip: How to protect your communications through encryption
- Sofia Richie Proves She's Still in Bridal Mode With Her Head-Turning White Look
- 15 Canadian Kids Sue Their Government for Failing to Address Climate Change
- Cracker Barrel faces boycott call for celebrating Pride Month
- The burial site of the people Andrew Jackson enslaved was lost. The Hermitage says it is found
- Why are Canadian wildfires affecting the U.S.?
- Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's Baby Boy's Name Revealed
- Japanese employees can hire this company to quit for them
Recommendation
-
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise
-
For patients with sickle cell disease, fertility care is about reproductive justice
-
Canadian Court Reverses Approval of Enbridge’s Major Western Pipeline
-
Lupita Nyong'o Celebrates Her Newly Shaved Head With Stunning Selfie
-
'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
-
Yet Another Biofuel Hopeful Goes Public, Bets on Isobutanol
-
Protesters Call for a Halt to Three Massachusetts Pipeline Projects
-
Meadow Walker Honors Late Dad Paul Walker With Fast X Cameo