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ea�pi�y�r, �acsimi�e gI'A�) tra�as�za�t�� a� �cc�p��ble, �'m�ls�o��i �;� ��e anailec� �rig�nat wi�Iai� 5 �ay�. �f ��e ��a�Ioy�a� fail� to �I� ih� Not�ce mf �s��ases� �o� oa� �ia�ae, �h�s �itafaoaa �rac� I�Iaiiiaca�ica� t�� '�r�a�� e�o�ta�s a�nat orsie� o� ih� �o��ara�isszv�e� w��h is �.oi subje�t to reviee�v by any cngut or age�cy a�ad ii�e Occug�tia�al ��%ty �c� He�lth Di�ision ana� �le ��d eaa�oa°c� t�e pe�a��y �s � d�s��ict Court j�xdg�ie�qf vvithaut �'urtlier raotice a� �ddit3o��I pr�se�dita�s pu�°s�a��i to Mivat�esaia ��t�te § 16De17. E1��3�Oy�� R.i�ht t6� COI�� - An e�nployee or authorized representative of ez�ployees �as the rigl�t to a �Zearzng to contest this Gitation by �iling a lette� wit1� t�e Gor�nissioner of the Department of Labor and Indust�'y at the address show� an page 1 vvithin 20 calendar days of the err�ployer's receipt of this Cita�ion. ��npoa-iaa�t: 'Tm l�� coarxaszde�ed �Ied, aa� ��a�lc��e �eit�r of c�n��st m�s� �a� eHe�r�si�e€� ia� �I�e Uaai�es� ��ates a�a�i� anti past��d, ar �th��vvi�� tiaa�e�Iy re��ved by i�e Cmrr��issao�ae� �i t�e �bov� �dc�r�ss ��k�n 2Q c�ay� afier i�e d�te t�is Ci�a�i�n rs rece�v�c� by ilae ea�ap��°. F�csa�a��e (�'A�} t��es�aitt�� is �ccep��ble, ffoli�wv�d �y �l�e a�xaiied origBaiai within S d�y�. �� il�e ea�p�ay�� t'a�l� �o �i�e ��eit�r o� co�ctest o�a titaae, i�s Citatior� �na� l�oti�c.at�s�fli of Fe�a�lty beco�ne� a fir�al o�.•dea° of tlae Caa�za�ssim�e� �vl�ct� i� tint se�bject to revie�v by �ny coa.� or ageaacy ancl the �ccupation�l �af�t� a�d �IeaI�Y� 1]ivisiora m�y fi�e aaacl ereforce ih� g�enalty as a c�ast�rict c€��r# jud�ent vv�thats� %��er not��e o� �dditiam�l p�nee�dia��;s �u�s�a��at #€� 11�i�z��sata ��ttx�� § 1GI�.li. EI�gpI(Dy�� .Zi��l� �p P��`i� �$�.��..%S - Affected e�ployees or their authorized employee represen.tatives �x�ay elect to participate as parties in the formal contested case hearing befor� the start of th� hcarin� by filing written notice w�ttz t}a� �azz�z�issioner at the address s�own a�ov�. The no�ice znust cantaan tk�e ex�piayees' names, �ddresses, autho�'ized et7nplpyee re�re5entatives, if any, and a sta�ement that they are af��:cted employees of the cited eznplpy�r, �ririlp�pyeT I)i5��iriliri��aO�1 �ii�a"4�6rfu� - Employees wllo believe that t�ey 1�ave been discharged ar ot�erwise discrimin�.ted.against by any persan because the employees have exercised any right autharized under the p�ovisio�s of Minrtesota Sfatut� § 182.6'i4, mayt WICI]l12 3O C��.jTS 1fC�'I' Si1Ci1 ��IC��{� CII5CTI1Tlllla�lOi1 OCCi]IS, file a c��iplain� w'�t� ihe Coz�issioner of the Departrr�ent of Labor and Industry at the address shovvn above, ali�ging the dis��iminatorq act. PENALTY INF�RMAT�4� TVDES Of Vio�at�OZ�.S - There aze 5 types of violatior�s that may ba eited by MNOSHA. They aze: Nonse�'inus, Seriot�s, .Witlful, Re�eat and Faii�re to Abate. P�11a�tI�S - In cases nat invalving the death of an eznployee, the law allows the follawing maxirnuan p�nalties: Nonserious, $7,000; Serious, $'7,0�0; Wi11f�1, $70,000; Repeat, $70,0009 and Failure ta AbaCe, $7,000 per day the violation remains �abated. If a Wil�fu� ox Repeat violation caused or cantributed to the deat� af an e�np�oyee, however, MNOSHA is cornpelIed by iar� ta assess the employer a total non-�zego�iable �enalty of at least $50,000 for all citations connected to fihe ez�ployee's death. �f there are no Wilifui or Re�eat violations among ti�e violations that caused or cantributed to th;� eznplaye�'s death, MNC)SHA znust assess che employex a tota� non negotiable penalty of at least $25,a00 for all citatzons cnnnected ta t�e eznployee's death. The fallor�ing vialatia��s are not subject to these minimur�,s and will be processed accardi�g to MNOSHA's ardinary �ezaalty syster�a: (a) any se�rious violations iss�ed to an employ�r wit� fewer t�aa� S4 �nr�ployees w��n t�e vieti� a� a woz�kplace fatality owned a co�trolling interest in the b�siness u��tes� ihe Cornrnissioner determines t�at a fiz�e shall be assessed, and (b) �y �iolations found dur�rzg a fatality investigation but determined not to be coz�neeted to the death of an err�pioyee. Citation and Natiitcatzon of Penalry Page 3 oF 6 MNaSi�D-2 (Rev. 1195)