Painters exposed to dust more than 6 times OSHA’s permissible limits
Company faces $76K in OSHA penalties
Responding to a complaint of unsafe working conditions, OSHA inspectors observed employees at an Illinois metal fabricating shop over-exposed to noise and dust hazards while manually powder coating metal products in two of the company’s paint booths.
OSHA cited Watseka-based Lyon LLC for 15 serious safety and health violations.