Tootsie Roll machine cuts off part of worker's finger
OSHA has recommended that Tootsie Roll Industries pay more than $136,000 in fines after a machine at its Chicago plant cut off part of an employee’s finger this year, according to The Associated Press.
The U.S. Department of Labor said in a news release Tuesday that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued one willful violation Sept. 24 “for inadequate machine guarding” and proposed the fines after an investigation into the April 19 incident.