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Article: U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT'S OSHA PROPOSES NEARLY $43,000 IN FINES AGAINST NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, FIREARMS MANUFACTURER FOR MACHINE HAZARDS

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September 1, 2009
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following press release:

Widespread machine guarding and lockout/tagout hazards at a North Haven, Conn., manufacturer of small firearms has resulted in $42,850 in proposed fines from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

The Marlin Firearms Co. has been cited for a total of 24 alleged serious and other-than-serious violations of workplace safety standards following a comprehensive OSHA inspection that began March 3 at the company's plant at 100 Kenna Drive.

OSHA's inspection identified dozens of instances throughout the plant ...

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