National Council for
Occupational Safety and Health
Leading the Fight for Safe and Healthy Workplaces
National Council for
Occupational Safety and Health
Leading the Fight for Safe and Healthy Workplaces

A St. Louis-based chemical repackaging and distribution company was cited for numerous willful and serious OSHA violations for the handling of dangerous chemicals. OSHA proposed fines totally $1.2 million, noting that employees were exposed to the chemical para-nitroaniline (PNA),a poison that causes methemoglobinemia, a condition that reduces the blood's ability to transport oxygen.
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