A Pomfret cable maker faces $177,000 penalties for a laundry list of alleged workplace-safety violations, authorities say.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says it cited Loos & Co. Inc. for 29 alleged violations of workplace safety standards.
The cited hazards include untrained employees working on live electrical equipment without adequate personal protective equipment; ungrounded lamps and electrical receptacles; damaged and misused electrical equipment and cords; not using hazardous energy control procedures during maintenance of machinery, among others.
OSHA said these conditions resulted in citations for 28 serious violations with $149,500 in proposed fines.
The agency also cited Loos for one repeat violation, with a $27,500 fine, for inadequate machine safeguarding
The company can appeal the fines.
