SPOKANE - On August 8 Fed-OSHA, after investigating a baker's death in a confined space (the yeast brew vat), issued citations and proposed penalties totaling $1,040,000 against Richter's Bakery, Inc., of San Antonio, Texas. Death was by asphyxiation. Two other employees went into the vat to rescue the victim, lost consciousness in the oxygen-deficient atmosphere, and also had to be rescued.During the investigation, OSHA found numerous violations of its permit-required confined space, lockout/ta
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