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Podcast: IEN Radio
Episode: LISTEN: Sawmill Owner Refuses Safety Fixes After Young Worker Perishes in Accident
Description: On January 11, 2023, a 21-year-old new employee was being trained at the Missouri Mats sawmill in Brashear, Missouri, when he was caught and pulled into the vertical edger blades of a Hurdle saw. The worker had been on the job less than a month and was fatally injured in the industrial accident. Missouri Mats cuts lumber products that are used in various industries.According to OSHA, company owner Don Gibson failed to report the fatality, delaying the OSHA investigation an entire week. During the visit, OSHA investigators told Gibson to protect employees from amputation hazards...