OSHA fines Mass. firm over ice machine death

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OSHA fines Mass. firm over ice machine death

By CBS 3 Springfield News

Story Published: Nov 4, 2009 at 5:00 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 4, 2009 at 4:31 PM EST

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - A New Bedford seafood processing plant
faces $66,800 in fines following a probe into the death of a worker
who became caught in an industrial ice-making machine.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited
Northern Wind Inc. with nearly two dozen alleged violations of
workplace safety standards.

Forty-year-old Joseph Teixeira (teh-SHEHR'-uh) was killed in May
4 when he got caught in the moving parts of the machine when it
unexpectedly turned on while he was performing maintenance work.

OSHA says the company lacked procedures to make sure that the
machine could not accidentally become active while employees were
working inside.

Northern Wind has 15 days to appeal. Company officials did not
immediately return a call seeking comment.

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