Oregon OSHA Continues to Enforce State’s COVID-19 ETS
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health (Oregon OSHA), a division of the Department of Consumer & Business Services, continues to enforce the state’s COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS). The agency recently cited a bar, a restaurant, and two home improvement stores for exposing employees to risk of infection.
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Oregon OSHA fined Twisted River Saloon in Springfield $18,430 for violating the ETS. The agency inspected Twister River Saloon in response to multiple complaints. The employer willfully continued to potentially expose workers to the virus, despite a public health order limiting the capacity of indoor dining to zero in an “extreme risk” county.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Another Southern Oregon business was fined for alleged COVID-19 violations.
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services said Gold Miner Restaurant in Grants Pass was fined $17,900 for “willfully continued to potentially expose workers to the virus, despite a public health order limiting the capacity of indoor dining to zero in an ‘extreme risk’ county.”
The restaurant reportedly allowed indoor dining for between mid-February and mid-March.
According to state officials, the owner of Gold Miner Restaurant knew she was violating rules against indoor dining.
“Most employers continue to comply with workplace health and safety standards that are specifically designed to reduce the risk of COVID-19. Yet, some have insisted on a different path, one that potentially puts workers at risk,” said Michael Wood, administrator for Oregon OSHA. “In those cases, we will continue to seek accountability through our enforcement work.”
Diner fined $18K for willful violation of COVID-19 rules
April 6, 2021
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) A Grants Pass diner was fined almost $18,000 Tuesday for what state regulators called a “willful” violation of COVID-19 rules.
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health said Gold Miner Restaurant allowed indoor dining on or about Feb. 14 at at time when it was illegal and continued to do so illegally for almost a month, The Grants Pass Daily Courier reported.
The agency says Oregon OSHA Administrator Michael Wood exercised his discretionary authority under state law to issue a $17,800 fine double the minimum penalty for such a violation. A fine of $100 also was issued for a mask violation.
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