Worker’s death doesn’t bring about safety changes at NJ laundry co.
Prestige Industries faces $305K in proposed fines
OSHA says one of the region's largest commercial laundry companies continues to expose its employees to the same workplace hazards that contributed to the 2011 death of a 24-year-old worker at a Prestige Industries LLC facility in Bay Shore, New York.
After receiving a complaint, the agency began an inspection of the company's Paterson facility on March 27, 2015. The agency determined that employees faced hazards similar to those at the Bay Shore facility, including the absence of lockout/tagout procedures, which prevent the accidental start-up or movement of machinery. OSHA cited the company for one willful, three repeated and five serious safety and health violations. Proposed fines total $305,300.