Rexnord Will Pay Safety Fines; Company Agrees to Correct Violations Uncovered After Falk Plant Explosion

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Rexnord Industries has agreed to pay $40,000 in fines and correct violations of federal safety regulations uncovered in the investigation of a propane explosion that killed three workers and injured 45 others in December.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration accused Rexnord of failing to maintain an anti-corrosion system on an underground propane pipe at its Falk Corp. plant in the Menomonee Valley.

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Rexnord Will Pay Safety Fines; Company Agrees to Correct Violations Uncovered After Falk Plant Explosion

Two leaks in that pipe allowed propane to accumulate and ignite in a large storage building. The explosion scattered debris for hundreds of yards, damaged adjacent bu...

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