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Twisted River Saloon appeals citation
The company was recently fined $18,430.
Posted: Apr 14, 2021 4:13 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Hunt
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Springfield’s Twisted River Saloon has appealed their citation, which comes after state officials say they violated several COVID-19 safety protocols.
The company was recently fined $18,430, according to the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. State officials say the restaurant put employees at risk. Multiple complaints against the business led to an inspection.
Twisted River reportedly opened for indoor dining in early January and continued the practice through the end of February, which was during a time when Lane County was considered to be at the “extreme risk” level.
BEND, Ore. – Two Central Oregon restaurants were fined thousands of dollars for violating COVID-19 rules.
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services said early this year, two Black Bear Diners one in Bend and one in Redmond willfully violated rules against indoor dining while the county was in an “extreme risk” category.
ODCBS said the owner of the restaurants was aware indoor dining was prohibited during that time.
In total, the Black Bear Diners were fined $35,600.
Oregon OSHA Administrator Michael Wood said, “Most employers continue to follow worker health and safety standards as part of our ongoing work to defeat this disease. And we continue to make progress. Unfortunately, some employers are choosing to defy standards and to put their workers at risk. As a result, we will continue to bring our enforcement tools to bear where appropriate.”
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.”