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Man killed in industrial plant accident
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/14/06 07:05 PM
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A 45-year-old Athens man was killed Friday in an industrial accident at a Lawrenceville plant cited last year for workplace violations.
When firefighters arrived at Valentine Enterprises Inc. on Collins Hill Road just after 11 a.m., they found the body of Jerry Hill inside a large industrial mixer, authorities said.
It was not known if Hill worked for Valentine or for a company maintaining the 150,000-square-foot plant’s equipment.
The 35-year-old company develops, processes and packages powder nutritional and dietary supplements, according to the firm’s Web site.
In July 2005, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Valentine for 15 safety violations the agency rated as “serious,” according to data on the OSHA Web site.
The federal agency originally proposed fining Valentine $16,225, the data indicated, but a settlement of $9,735 was reached between the company and OSHA as the problems were corrected.
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