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Yaskawa Fined After Worker's Injury at Oak Creek Factory

OSHA says worker received second- and third-degree burns.

Yaskawa America could be fined $91,000 after a worker at the company's Oak Creek factory suffered electrical burns.

An employee at the , 150 W. Oakwood Road, received an electric shock in September and suffered second- and third-degree burns on his hand, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

The incident led OSHA to file six citations against the company. In a news release, OSHA said Yaskawa willfully allowed the worker to come in contact with exposed energized parts on testing equipment.

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OSHA also cited Yaskawa for using unapproved electrical equipment, failing to provide personal protective equipment to employees working on energized parts and failing to implement electrical safe work practices.

"Allowing workers to come in contact with exposed and energized parts without appropriate personal protective equipment demonstrates a lack of concern for their safety," said George Yoksas, OSHA's area director in Milwaukee.

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Yaskawa has 15 business days to comply, request a conference with OSHA's area director or contest the findings.

Yaskawa, based in Waukegan, Ill., produces drives and motion control components for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

A company spokesman did not immediately return a message Tuesday.


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