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OSHA Has 6 Inspectors for 60,000 West Virginia Workplaces
When two workers died last month in a violent chemical reaction at Ames Goldsmith Catalyst Refiners near Charleston, federal records showed the facility had previously been cited for safety violations in 2018. But that doesn’t mean inspectors had regularly checked …
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According to Insurance Journal’s source item, OSHA Has 6 Inspectors for 60,000 West Virginia Workplaces, When two workers died last month in a violent chemical reaction at Ames Goldsmith Catalyst Refiners near Charleston, federal records showed the facility had previously been cited for safety violations in 2018. But that doesn’t mean inspectors had regularly checked …
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- OSHA Has 6 Inspectors for 60,000 West Virginia WorkplacesInsurance Journal - 2026-05-22T13:26:54+00:00
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