SEATTLE — A Washington dairy and bottling plant has been fined about $2 million after multiple violations left workers with broken bones and amputated limbs.
The Seattle Times reports that the Department of Labor and Industries discovered 22 violations after an investigation was launched into Andersen Plastics and Andersen Dairy this year.
Department officials say the investigation was prompted after a worker’s hand was crushed clearing a jam in the bottle-molding machine.
Officials say the Battle Ground-based plant and related Clark County companies didn’t properly train its employees, didn’t maintain machinery and didn’t enforce standard control procedures to protect workers.
