At least 1,294 staffers at the Smithfield plant tested positive for coronavirus. Four of those employees died from the virus this spring.
"Employers must quickly implement appropriate measures to protect their workers' safety and health," said OSHA Sioux Falls Area Director Sheila Stanley."Employers must meet their obligations and take the necessary actions to prevent the spread of coronavirus at their worksite."The Democrat-controlled House Committee on Education and Labor quickly moved to condemn OSHA for the amount proposed in the citation, noting that it equated to roughly $10 per infected worker.
President Trump's worker safety agency finally penalized a meatpacking plant where more than 1,200 workers were infected with COVID19. Four of those workers died.... the total fine: Less than $10 per infected worker. A total failure to protect workers.
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