Company fined almost $240,000 after worker loses his arm

OSHA cited Prologix Distribution Services-East LLC with 14 safety and health violations and fined the company $239,000 after a worker was seriously injured at the company's Doral, Fla., facility. OSHA began a safety investigation in August 2010 following a report that a worker trapped in a machine had to have his right arm amputated at the elbow. In September, the agency began a separate inspection focused on health-related concerns at the plant. Inspectors found that the company willfully disregarded the safety of workers by allowing them to operate unsafe machinery. The company also exposed workers to the risk of serious injury or death from explosion hazards from combustible dust accumulation and improperly stored propane tanks.

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