A fatal tragedy that needlessly cost the lives of seven workers resulted in a measly fine of $44,000.
“A Pennsylvania chocolate factory was fined more than $44,000 by the federal workplace safety agency on Thursday for failing to evacuate before a natural gas explosion that killed seven people.
R.M. Palmer Co. did not heed warnings from employees about a natural gas leak, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which issued multiple citations to the company.
‘Seven workers will never return home because the R.M. Palmer Co. did not evacuate the facility after being told of a suspected gas leak,’ OSHA Area Director Kevin T. Chambers, of the agency’s Harrisburg office, said in a written statement. ‘The company could have prevented this horrific tragedy by following required safety procedures.’
Palmer denied it violated any workplace safety standards and said it would contest the OSHA citations, which the company said are ‘legally and factually unsupported.'”
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