Timken Responds to OSHA Fines
12/17/2012 - Timken Co. says its Canton steel plant has “a favorable safety record” and the company is working quickly to correct issues, the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
Timken Co. says its Canton steel plant has “a favorable safety record” and the company is working quickly to correct issues, the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
The company’s statement came in response to a 13 December news release from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration alleging problems in the plant.
The federal government said it was seeking to fine Timken $170,500 for 12 safety violations it said it found in a June inspection at the company’s Canton roller bearings plant on Gambrinus Avenue, where 300 people work.
Government documents did not note any instances where employees were injured…
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