The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 24, June 12, 2005, Article 22

PHILADELPHIA MINT SAFE FOR WORKERS

The following is taken from a June 6, 2005 article
in the Philadelphia Inquirer:

"Federal regulators say it's safe to work at the U.S. Mint in
Philadelphia.

Five years ago, the Mint, at Fifth and Arch Streets, had one
of the worst employee-injury records in the federal government.
In early 2002, it was shut down for six weeks for a top-to-bottom
safety review. At the time, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration said that, had the Mint been a private company,
it would have been fined $250,000 for the violations OSHA
found."

"On Friday, the Philadelphia Mint announced that it had received
one of OSHA's top safety awards for its effort to limit injuries
and illnesses in the plant, where it employs about 500 people."

"They did their thing. They fixed their problems," OSHA
spokesman Kate Dugan said. The Mint is having a ceremony
today at 10 a.m. to mark the occasion."

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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