Number	18656
Subject	Worker Safety
Source	Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)
State	VA
Year	2001
Publication Date	Oct. 21
Summary	A Free Lance-Star investigation reveals that state government agencies are among the most common violators of worker safety standards, but - unlike private bodies - they never get fined. The story lists the top violators in the Fredericksburg, VA area in the last 25 years. The No. 1 local violator over this time period is Keller Industries, a private company that stopper operating in 1996, and No. 2 is the Virginia Department of Transportation. Among the top ten violators are also the City of Fredericksburg and the County of Stafford. "Virginia is one of eight state-run OSHA programs that never fine governments for violations," the Star reports. The article includes a table of the most common injuries and sources of injury.
Category	None
Pages	10
Keywords	Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA);state government;local government;deaths;injuries;CAR
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