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Owner, manager face jail in death of pregnant employee


October 22, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: cost of safety, criminal charges, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, lockout/tagout, Safety training, What do you think?

When investigations into workplace deaths find particularly egregious safety failures, the penalties won’t stop with fines from OSHA. These cases can be forwarded to prosecutors for criminal charges. That’s what happened in this California fatality.

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