Ford to Pay $1.2-Million Fine: The auto...
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Ford to Pay $1.2-Million Fine: The auto giant agreed to the fine for repeatedly failing to keep track of on-the-job injuries, the government said. In a separate settlement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Ford agreed to launch a program to reduce ergonomic hazards--or workplace injuries caused by repetitive-motion tasks--at 96% of its plants. The Labor Department called that agreement the most extensive ergonomics settlement in OSHA’s history. A Ford spokesman said about 150,000 workers would be affected.
