The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Thursday that a Wisconsin global ink and coatings manufacturer has agreed to pay $110,000 to resolve a citation over a worker’s burn injuries.
OSHA said it originally proposed a $183,207 penalty against Wikoff Color Corp. and cited the company for multiple safety violations after a worker was burned in a flash fire while using a mixing vessel at the company’s Lisbon manufacturing facility in January.
The company agreed to pay the lower penalty following an informal conference with OSHA. It also agreed to abate the 12 violations.
Investigators found that the flash fire occurred as the worker manually added combustible powder ingredients to the industrial mixing vessel, according to OSHA. The incident caused the worker to sustain first- and second-degree burns.
OSHA cited Wikoff for multiple violations of Process Safety Management requirements related to the safe handling of highly hazardous chemicals.
Wikoff also failed to provide employees with effective training on the hazards of flammable liquids and combustible dust, OSHA said.