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<p>PLAINS TWP. &#8212; A federal agency announced Thursday it has cited a township paperboard manufacturing business for failing to correct prior safety hazards.</p><p>The U.S. Department of Labor&#8217;s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, commonly known as OSHA, said it cited Midvale Paper Box Co. after inspectors found employees exposed to safety hazards during a follow-up investigation.</p><p>Midvale company representatives could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday afternoon.</p><p>OSHA has proposed $201,212 in penalties against Midvale, the release said.</p><p>The company has 15 business days from its receipt of the citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA&#8217;s area director or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, the agency said.</p><p>According to the release:</p><p>OSHA conducted an inspection at Midvale in October in response to a complaint and to check on the status of its May 2015 investigation.</p><p>The agency cited the employer for exposing employees to electrical hazards and failing to:</p><p>&#8226; Ensure proper machine guarding</p><p>&#8226; Implement lockout procedures to prevent machine start-up</p><p>&#8226; Provide forklift operator certification training</p><p>Several violations in the 2015 inspection were only partially corrected or continued, OSHA&#8217;s Wilkes-Barre area office director Mark Stelmack said in the release.</p><p>&#8221;The employer&#8217;s continued failure to follow basic safety standards places employees at risk of serious injury or worse,&#8221; Stelmack said.</p><p>Employers must provide safe and healthful workplaces under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the release said. OSHA sets and enforces standards and provides training, education and assistance.</p><style>
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Plains Township business cited by OSHA