Koswire facing $145,500 fine by OSHA after worker death

Aug 29, 2012 | 03:03 PM | Michael Cowden

Tags  Koswire, OSHA, Bill Fulcher, worker death, safety, fines, citations, steel wire Michael Cowden

CHICAGO — Koswire Inc. is facing $145,530 in potential penalties for 19 alleged safety violations following the death of a worker at a company facility in Flowery Branch, Ga.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it started an inspection of the South Korea-based steel wire drawer on March 3 after an employee was killed when he was caught in moving wire and pulled into rotating rolls.....





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