COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An NBC4 review of safety records at a chemical plant in Franklinton where a leak caused a shelter-in-place on Monday found multiple prior violations.
The chemical leak happened at GFS Chemicals.
According to documents from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, GFS Chemicals was fined $15,000 in 2018 for violating hazardous waste identification and record keeping practices.
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Records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration showed three cases between 2011 and 2016. Among those violations was a failure to inform contracted employees of potential chemical hazards, employee exposure to lead, and failure to remove cadmium, another toxic heavy metal, from work surfaces…