Feds Fine Norcross Tortilla Manufacturer $150,000

The federal government says a metro-Atlanta tortilla manufacturer is endangering its employees, levying fines that could cost the company more than $150,000.As heard on the radio

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Norcross-based Ole Mexican Foods with 19 worker-safety infractions – two repeat, 14 serious and three other-than-serious safety and health violations – following a June complaint inspection, according to OSHA.  The two repeat offenses – exposing employees to amputation risks and failing to adequately explain some machinery and procedures – were first recorded in 2011; they come with a combined $77,000 dollar penalty.

“When we encounter unguarded equipment where someone could get entangled in the equipment or have their fingers hands or arms caught into in-running in-points and suffer amputations, we’re looking at what may occur,” said William Fulcher, director of OSHA’s Atlanta East-Area Office.