Watsontown Brick Company faces fines
A Northumberland County brick manufacturer is facing nearly $500,000 in proposed federal fines after investigators say workers were knowingly exposed to unsafe levels of silica dust. The U.S. Department of Labor said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited General Shale Brick Inc., doing business as Watsontown Brick Company, following a February inspection of its Watsontown facility, according to FoxNews 56 WOLF TV, a news partner with the Sun-Gazette. Respirable crystalline silica consists of extremely small particles that can be created when materials containing ...
