Burlington Business Cited for Workforce Safety Violations
Forever 21 in the Burlington Mall is facing up to $55,000 in fines from OSHA.
A Burlington business has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing workers to excess hazards. According to a release from OSHA, the organization has cited Forever 21 with two alleged repeat violations of workplace safety standards following an inspection of the retailer’s Burlington store. According to the release, the retail chain faces a total of $55,000 in proposed fines for exposing workers to struck-by and exit access hazards following a December 2012 inspection by OSHA’s Andover Area Office. "Workers at the Burlington Mall Forever 21 store faced the hazards of being struck by boxes that fell from piles of stock in the store’s back room that were not secured against…
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