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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Minnesota DOLI Accused Of Altering OSHA Reports and Citations

Workday Minnesota reports that former MNOSHA inspectors testified yesterday that the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry alters OSHA reports and citations. The article reports that:

"...two former Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors testified that the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has engaged in a number of fraudulent activities. Among the charges brought by the whistle-blowers are:

• Changes have been made to final OSHA inspection reports even after the OSHA inspector has signed the report;

• Documents have been removed from inspection files:

• Inspectors have been pressured to not find violations against MNSTAR companies or issue citations to them."

You can read the complete article here.

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