Salinas' New Star fined nearly $35K for worker-safety violations - MontereyHerald.com :: The state has fined a Salinas vegetable processing plant nearly $35,000 for serious worker-safety violations.
NewStar Fresh Foods was cited in connection with chlorine leaks that resulted in multiple evacuations and 99 workers seeking medical attention in May. The investigation by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal-OSHA, was prompted by four workers' complaints to California Rural Legal Assistance in Salinas.
CRLA attorney Michael Marsh said workers had been complaining to the company for nearly two weeks about the odor of chlorine in the air and burning in their eyes and throats. The company responded by evacuating and opening windows and turning on fans, he said, but didn't address the root cause until Cal-OSHA arrived May 18.
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