Imperial Sugar settles OSHA safety violations cases for $6 million
Imperial Sugar Co. will pay $6 million in fines to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and participate in a three-year, intensive oversight program by the federal agency at its Port Wentworth refinery.
The settlement resolves 124 citations for safety violations after a fire at the Port Wentworth facility killed 14 people and injured several others, as well as 97 citations for violations at the company’s Gramercy, Louisiana site.
