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Representative image A worker’s hand was partially amputated after the company allowed protective guards to be removed on the equipment.
Metal roofing manufacturer and supplier Blac Investments Inc., operating as Tri County Metals, was issued several citations by the US Dept. of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after a worker suffered a severe hand injury on a machine at the firm’s Trenton, FL facility. The company faces a proposed fine of $122,879.
A 21-year-old machine operator’s hand was partially amputated on a machine used to cut sheet metal on February 1. The agency initiated an investigation and determined that Tri County Metals allowed protective guards to be removed from the machine because they were causing imperfections on new roofing panels.