Firm fined in worker's death.

• Position: IN BRIEF - Columbia Forest Products Inc. - Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 - Brief Article

Columbia Forest Products has been fined $175,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that resulted in the death of an employee at their Hearst particle board mill in 2004.

In July 2004, a 15-year veteran millwright was performing maintenance work on the equipment when a loader press cycled. The millwright was pinned and died as a result of his...