Verso Paper Corp. has been fined 39,200 by the Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration for two violations found in the wake of an explosion and fire in May that killed one employee and sent four others to the hospital at its Sartell paper mill.The company paid the fine without contesting it, and OSHA has closed its investigation into the incident, said James Honerman, communications director for the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. A state Fire marshal's investigation concluded that an overheated air compressor ignited oil vapors in the compressor and in an air receiving tank, which ruptured and exploded.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Verso Paper OSHA Fines
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Verso Paper Corp. has been fined 39,200 by the Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration for two violations found in the wake of an explosion and fire in May that killed one employee and sent four others to the hospital at its Sartell paper mill.The company paid the fine without contesting it, and OSHA has closed its investigation into the incident, said James Honerman, communications director for the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. A state Fire marshal's investigation concluded that an overheated air compressor ignited oil vapors in the compressor and in an air receiving tank, which ruptured and exploded.
Verso Paper Corp. has been fined 39,200 by the Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration for two violations found in the wake of an explosion and fire in May that killed one employee and sent four others to the hospital at its Sartell paper mill.The company paid the fine without contesting it, and OSHA has closed its investigation into the incident, said James Honerman, communications director for the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. A state Fire marshal's investigation concluded that an overheated air compressor ignited oil vapors in the compressor and in an air receiving tank, which ruptured and exploded.
