Crime & Safety
State Fines Smurfit Stone Recycling For Death Of Sharon Silva
The state Department of Labor & Industries has issued two citations, totaling nearly $63,000.
The state Department of Labor & Industries has issued two citations, totaling nearly $63,000, to Smurfit Stone Recycling in Renton for the death of an employee earlier this year. The citations are dated Oct. 7.
Silva had shut off the machine and climbed into the baler to clear the blockage when the plastic material fell, crushing her. Employees and ; however, .
The state Department of Labor & Industries has investigated and, as a result, issued two separate citations totaling $62,800.
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