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Agency Cites Urbana Plant For Alleged Violations

Federal authorities have cited an Illinois bumper-manufacturing plant with safety and health violations for allegedly failing to monitor workers' exposure to harmful materials while cleaning industrial tanks.

A Thursday statement from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says Urbana-based Flex-N-Gate Corp. didn't take sufficient steps to monitor exposure to nickel, chromium, hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid.

The agency says the company sometimes failed to do periodic medical checks of employees or to provide workers advanced training on potential hazards.

OSHA proposed fines totaling $57,000 for nine violations.

Someone answering the telephone Thursday at Flex-N-Gate's headquarters declined to give a name and said the company isn't commenting.

OSHA says Flex-N-Gate Corp. operates as Guardian West in Urbana. Flex-N-Gate employs 12,500 people at 50 plants in the United States and overseas.

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