DALTON, Ga. — A Dalton business is once again facing sanctions from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

On Tuesday, OHSA announced $317,814 in proposed fines for Columbia Recycling Corp. due to repeated workplace violations.

“The issuance of repeated citations is a clear indication that Columbia Recycling continues to ignore OSHA’s safety standards and lacks concern to protect workers at this facility,” said Christi Griffin, OSHA’s director of the Atlanta-West Office. “Employers need to be proactive and should not wait for an OSHA inspection to assess and correct workplace safety hazards.”

Columbia Recycling President Robert Goldberg returned a message from a reporter seeking comment on Tuesday but the reporter was unavailable to take the call.

OSHA issued citations to Columbia Recycling’s facility at 2410 South Dixie Highway for five repeated, three serious and one other-than-serious safety and health violations. Acting on a complaint, the agency started the inspection on April 26. The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and proposed penalties to comply, request a conference with OSHA’s area director or contest the findings before the independent OSHA Review Commission.

OSHA issued the repeated citations for Columbia’s failure to:

• Administer an effective hearing conservation program.

• Ensure nameplates were maintained in a legible condition.

• Protect petroleum gas storage tanks with crash rails or guards.

• Store and handle liquefied petroleum properly.

• Outline clear and specific energy control procedures for shutting down and securing machines and equipment.

The serious citations relate to:

• Improper storage of compressed gas cylinders.

• Not ensuring an employee successfully completed training to operate a powered industrial truck.

• Not allowing sufficient access and working space around electrical equipment.

One other violation was cited for failure to report a work-related amputation within the required 24 hours.

In 2007, OSHA fined Columbia Recycling $41,400 for 11 serious safety violations following a fire at the company’s Chattanooga Avenue facility that left one employee dead and two injured.

Between 2007 and 2012 at least six fires were reported at the Chattanooga Avenue facility.