The company has 15 business days to contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. OSHA also has issued 10 citations for other willful violations, 100 citations for serious violations and four citations for other-than-serious safety and health violations. The citations include 108 instances of willful violations related to the combustible dust hazard, including the failure to clean up dust and not using appropriate equipment or safeguards where combustible dust is present. OSHA proposed $5,062,000 in penalties for safety violations at the Port Wentworth refinery and $3,715,500 for safety violations found at the Gramercy refinery. If OSHA investigators had not inspected and posted an imminent danger notice regarding areas at the second plant, the same thing could have happened again.' He added, 'What is even worse is that a month after the devastating catastrophe in Port Wentworth that claimed the lives of 13 people, this company had done little to ensure abatement of the combustible dust hazards at its other plant. 'I am outraged that this company would show a complete disregard for its employees' safety by knowingly placing them in an extremely dangerous work environment,' said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Edwin G. The investigation also determined that officials at the company were well aware of these conditions, but they took no action reasonably directed at reducing the obvious hazards. OSHA's inspections of both facilities found that there were large accumulations of combustible sugar dust in workrooms, on electrical motors and on other equipment.

The proposed penalties against Imperial Sugar represent the third largest fine in the history of OSHA. Three employees still remain hospitalized. 7, 2008, at the Port Wentworth refinery that claimed the lives of 13 employees and hospitalized 40 others. OSHA initiated the inspections following an explosion and fire on Feb. and its two affiliates alleging violations at their plants in Port Wentworth, Ga., and Gramercy, La. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued citations proposing penalties totaling $8,777,500 against the Imperial Sugar Co. If you are dissatisfied with the quality of a product, please contact us within 5 days of the delivery.Federal OSHA issues third largest fine in history following sugar refinery explosion American Food Avenue will not be held responsible once your package has left our hands. In case your package has suffered damage during transit, please notify your local post office as soon as possible and let them assess the package for you. We take great caution in packaging your goods and sending them to you. Prior to sending them to you we check that the products have not been damaged or altered in any way.

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