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20. ... Watson Grinding & Manufacturing ... was founded by James Watson

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2020, 05:51 PM

Jan 2020

as a "small specialty grinding shop" that grew "to include a full-scale machine shop to offer specialty thermal spray coatings" ... OHSA fined the company at least three times since 2006. And several injuries were reported at the facility during that time ...

What is Watson Grinding & Manufacturing, the site of the major explosion?
The company has been fined for worker-safety violations.
Author: Jeremy Rogalski, Tina Macias (KHOU)
Published: 11:35 AM CST January 24, 2020
Updated: 3:25 PM CST January 24, 2020

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