Violation of safety orders; penalties

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  • (a) Where injury or death results from failure to obey a safety order of the Administrator fifteen percent penalty shall be added to any award by the Administrator, which penalty shall be payable directly by the employer.

  • (b) Whoever, after citation by the Administrator, violates any safety order or safety regulation of the Administrator shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.


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