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Oct. 3, 2018St. Joseph, MO |  By: AP

St. Joseph sawmill faces fines after employee is killed

A St. Joseph sawmill faces nearly $200,000 in federal fines after an employee fell into the chute of a grinder and was killed.
The penalties include $112,000 from the review of the March 12 death of 38-year-old Joshua Hill at American Walnut Co. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that Hill wasn't attached to a tether line when he fell.
The penalties finalized last month also include $86,000 for a subsequent inspection that found various noise levels and combustible dust violations.
American Walnut makes lumber products for gunstocks and furniture. OSHA also fined it last year after a worker lost a finger in a conveyor belt accident.