Marengo company to pay thousands to Iowa OSHA for plant explosion
Updated: 8:24 AM CDT Jun 13, 2023
Marengo company to pay thousands to Iowa OSHA for plant explosion
Updated: 8:24 AM CDT Jun 13, 2023
REOPEN AS A SKYWALK CORRIDOR, A MARENGO COMPANY WILL PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FINES FOR AN EXPLOSION THAT HURT A DOZEN EMPLOYEES LAST YEAR. OSHA RECORDS SHOW C6 ZERO HAS AGREED TO PAY IOWA OSHA $95,000 AS PART OF AN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT. THE COMPANY FACES MORE THAN A DOZEN SAFETY VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING FAILURE TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN AND HAVING NON-WORKING FIRE SPRINKLERS. THE SETTLEMENT WILL BE FINALIZED FRIDAY. C6 ZERO ALSO FACES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FINES FROM THE EPA OV
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Marengo company to pay thousands to Iowa OSHA for plant explosion
Updated: 8:24 AM CDT Jun 13, 2023
A Marengo company will pay thousands of dollars in fines for an explosion that hurt a dozen employees last year. Records show C6-Zero has agreed to pay Iowa OSHA $95,000 as part of an informal settlement.The company faces more than a dozen safety violations, including failure to have an emergency action plan and having non-working fire sprinklers.The settlement will be finalized Friday.C6-Zero also faces thousands of dollars in fines from the EPA over the clean-up of toxic materials from the site.
MARENGO, Iowa —
A Marengo company will pay thousands of dollars in fines for an explosion that hurt a dozen employees last year.
Records show C6-Zero has agreed to pay Iowa OSHA $95,000 as part of an informal settlement.
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The company faces more than a dozen safety violations, including failure to have an emergency action plan and having non-working fire sprinklers.
The settlement will be finalized Friday.
C6-Zero also faces thousands of dollars in fines from the EPA over the clean-up of toxic materials from the site.