Miller Compressing facing $70,000 in OSHA penalties

Sep 26, 2012 | 11:13 AM | Lisa Gordon

Tags  auto shredder, metals recycler, Miller Compressing, OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Lisa Gordon

PITTSBURGH — Miller Compressing Co. is facing $70,000 in fines for allegedly failing to take measures that would have prevented electricity from reaching its shredder during maintenance.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited the Milwaukee-based metals recycler for two willful safety violations after it allegedly allowed employees to perform maintenance on a....





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