Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools are facing more than $31,000 in penalties for workplace safety violations after an investigation into the garage housing the district's school buses.
The fines and penalties are the result an investigation into the district's transportation department by the N.C. Department of Labor for suspected violations of the health and safety standards set by OSHA.
The Winston-Salem Journal reports 27 violations were uncovered, including deficits in employee training, missing guards on machinery, and machines that were not securely anchored to the floor.
Investigators became suspicious because of a high number of incidences of illness and injuries reported on the district's OSHA log.
School officials say all but two of the violations have been corrected, and that any remaining concerns will be addressed within the next several weeks.
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