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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Struett

Ferrara Candy Co. faces $200K fine for safety violations at Bellwood factory

Workers at Ferrara Candy Co.’s Bellwood manufacturing plant in 2009. (Sun-Times file)

The U.S. Labor Department has proposed a $201,000 fine for Chicago-based Ferrara Candy Co. for safety violations at the company’s suburban Bellwood factory.

After an April inspection, Ferrara continued to expose workers to amputation hazards by not cutting power to machines before workers cleared jams and serviced equipment, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration wrote in a Sept. 9 letter to the company.

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