LAKE WALES - The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Lake Wales company $5,400 in connection with a fatal industrial accident last year.
In a settlement with OSHA, Citrosuco North America Inc. agreed to pay the fine resulting from a March 19, 2008, accident that killed Eddie L. Batson, 42, of Waverly, according to a report.
An investigation revealed that Citrosuco was in violation of two OSHA regulations, the report states.
The $5,400 fine is a reduction from the originally imposed fine of $10,800 fine.
At the time of his death, Batson was working for a contractor hired by Citrosuco. He was killed when a gear box, suspended from a fork lift, fell and crushed him, investigators reported.
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