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Hudson Valley Cosmetics Company Fined Nearly $300K For Fatal Fire Hudson Valley Cosmetics Company Fined Nearly $300K For Fatal Fire
Hudson Valley Cosmetics Company Fined Nearly $300K For Fatal Fire A Hudson Valley cosmetic company is facing almost $300,000 in fines for failing to protect its employees from dangerous chemicals, and other hazards on the day a fire tore through its New Windsor factory, killing one, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Verla International LTD is facing $281,220 in fines following an investigation into the Nov. 20, explosion in which a Newburgh man was killed and another 125 employees and first responders injured. According to a release from OSHA, the company was cited for 11 violations for fall, and compressed air hazards, and f…

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