OSHA cited Wegmans Food Markets Inc. for recurring hazards at its bakery in Rochester, N.Y., after a sanitation crew member lost his fingertip while cleaning an operating conveyor and a mechanic was burned by steam while repairing a valve. An OSHA inspection identified hazardous conditions similar to those cited by the agency during a 2011 inspection of the store. OSHA cited Wegmans for three repeated and two serious violations. Total proposed fines are $188,200. “The company must take corrective action at all stores to ensure that hazards, such as these — and the injuries that result — are eliminated,” said Michael Scime, OSHA’s area director in Buffalo. For more information, see the news release.
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