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Cal/OSHA proposes nearly $300,000 in fines tied to Foster Farms COVID-19 outbreaks

Cal/OSHA proposes nearly $300,000 in fines tied to Foster Farms COVID-19 outbreaks Rong-Gong Lin II, Leila Miller © (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) A truck enters the Foster Farms processing plant in Livingston, Calif., in this 2013. Cal/OSHA is proposing $292,700 in fines tied to deadly COVID-19 outbreaks at poultry processing plants operated by Foster Farms in California s Central Valley. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) In the wake of deadly COVID-19 outbreaks at poultry processing plants operated by Foster Farms in California s Central Valley, the state s health and safety agency is proposing nearly $300,000 in fines. Foster Farms, one of the West Coast’s largest producers of poultry, faced ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 during the pandemic. By the end of 2020, 12 Foster Farms workers had died.

Cal/OSHA proposes COVID-19 fines for Foster Farms

The shutdown of the Foster Farms plant this week due to coronavirus deaths exposes lapses in one of the most dangerous workplace sectors. Labor experts and advocates for workers have said the deaths show a need for authorities to pay greater attention to workplace safety in the Central Valley. Critics say officials have long paid insufficient scrutiny to workplace safety hazards in this part of California. Although the Central Valley has among the highest number of complaints and accidents, workplace safety inspections in this part of California have yielded fewer violations per inspection than other parts of the state, said Ana Padilla, executive director of the UC Merced Community and Labor Center.

Cal/OSHA Cites Foster Farms, Staffing Agencies for COVID-19 Violations

Cal/OSHA Cites Foster Farms, Staffing Agencies for COVID-19 Violations May 24, 2021 Cal/OSHA has cited Foster Poultry Farms Inc. in Livingston, Calif., and four staffing agencies for not protecting workers from COVID-19. Cal/OSHA opened its inspection after receiving notification that an employee had died from COVID-19 complications, and subsequently determined that Foster Farms and one of its staffing agencies did not file a timely report the COVID-19 fatality as required. Cal/OSHA also opened a separate inspection at the facility’s distribution center. Foster Farms used employees from staffing firms. Following is a list of all the entities that were cited for COVID-19 violations (Name of organization – proposed penalties):

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