SW Idaho company fined following worker's death


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NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a southwest Idaho company $4,500 following a worker's death.

The Idaho Press-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1lzZfX0) in a story on Wednesday that the agency fined Rule Steel on July 3 for violating rules involving forklift safety.

Fifty-three-year-old Roy Frazier died April 30 after a steel beam he was moving with a forklift fell on him.

Rule Steel didn't respond to a request for a comment.

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Information from: Idaho Press-Tribune, http://www.idahopress.com

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