The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it cited an Ohio meat-processing company after a worker suffered severe leg burns and other injuries in a workplace accident in May.
OSHA cited Washington Court House-based Sugar Creek Packing Co. for two repeat violations, six serious violations and one other-than-serious violation and proposed $277,904 in penalties.
The worker fell into corrosive chemicals while changing fan motor bearings on a machine used to sanitize and clean hanging meat racks.
OSHA said Sugar Creek Packing failed to ensure employees wore chemical-resistant clothing, failed to train workers on protective measures and avoiding chemical hazards, failed to properly train workers to service and maintain certain pieces of equipment, and failed to properly label chemical containers.
The agency cited the company for similar hazards in 2019 and 2022.
Sugar Creek Packing has 15 business days to contest the citation and proposed penalties.