A Whatcom County roofing product manufacturer was fined nearly $100,000 after an investigation into a worker’s death last summer revealed 17 serious workplace violations and one more general violation.
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries reported in a news release Wednesday morning, Feb. 16, that it had levied $98,000 in fines against IKO Pacific in Sumas after a contractor in his 40s died July 17 when an agitator arm inside a tank he was cleaning turned on.
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