Texas Pet Products Manufacturer Cited After Worker’s Burns

A global manufacturer and distributor of pet products in Arlington, Texas, has been cited for willful and serious safety violations after an employee suffered severe facial burns, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Monday.

OSHA investigators learned that three workers at Doskocil Manufacturing Inc., operating as Petmate, were using a pry bar to break off excess plastic as they cleaned a structural foam machine when an injection nozzle dislodged and sprayed molten plastic into face of one worker, who suffered second-and third-degree burns, according to the announcement.

The company faces $278,851 in proposed penalties, OSHA said.

The company ...