SAN FRANCISCO - A lost-time accident in Martinez, CA, caused by inadvertent mixing of incompatible chemicals prompted the Contra Costa County Health Department to call in the district attorney's office. Subsequently, the DA charged the employer, Arrow Transportation Company of Portland, OR, with criminal misdemeanor violation of Penal Code 387, the Corporate Criminal Liability Act. Arrow objected strenuously (see NEWS p. 00-6131). As finally resolved, the company agreed to pay the county $70,000 and the c
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