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Finally, #OSHA issues 1st non-paperwork COVID citation to @SmithfieldFoods: A single "serious" violation for $13,494, about $10 for each of the 1,294 workers infected, as well as 43 hospitalized & 4 dead
OSHA misleadingly states that the penalty...
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OSHA misleadingly states that the penalty...
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...of $13,494 is "the maximum allowed by law."
$13,494 is the maximum for a single "serious" violation
But with 1,294 workers infected, 43 hospitalized & 4 dead, OSHA could have issued multiple serious or even "willful" violations which have a max penalty of $134,937...
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$13,494 is the maximum for a single "serious" violation
But with 1,294 workers infected, 43 hospitalized & 4 dead, OSHA could have issued multiple serious or even "willful" violations which have a max penalty of $134,937...
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...per violation.
#OSHA could also have issued an "egregious" citation where the agency cites each instance of exposure to the hazard.
OSHA's kind treatment comes after Smithfield asked a federal court to keep OSHA from seeing the company's virus data....
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#OSHA could also have issued an "egregious" citation where the agency cites each instance of exposure to the hazard.
OSHA's kind treatment comes after Smithfield asked a federal court to keep OSHA from seeing the company's virus data....
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#OSHA could have gone big.
OSHA could have sent a strong message to deter future violators.
Instead Trump's OSHA folded like a cheap umbrella & more workers will die.
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OSHA could have sent a strong message to deter future violators.
Instead Trump's OSHA folded like a cheap umbrella & more workers will die.
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