Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsOSHA cites a Coldwater snack food producer with 13 violations

A Mercer County company has been slapped with fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

OSHA has cited Basic Grain Products Incorporated with 13 safety violations for failing to ensure a hazardous energy source. There was also a complaint by a worker who was injured by a conveyor belt. The Coldwater based snack food producer is facing fines of 112 thousands dollars. Prior to the inspections where the violations were found, the company has been cited 12 times since 2001.

Basic Grain Products has 15 days to request an informal conference on the citations.