Flower World hit with $4,200 fine for banning face masks
MALTBY — A plant nursery whose owner forbade employees from wearing masks has been fined $4,200 for failing to ensure a safe workplace and potentially exposing workers to the coronavirus.
Flower World was cited for a “serious” violation by the state Department of Labor and Industries following an investigation begun when employees were told they could not wear masks — even though Gov. Jay Inslee had mandated face coverings be worn in workplaces to combat the spread of the potentially deadly virus.
Inspectors, who visited the Maltby business three times between June 15 and 26, found the firm did not make sure workers, at all times, maintained 6-foot social distancing and wore masks or face coverings, and it did not conduct temperature checks of employees at the start of each workday.
“On at least one occasion our inspector saw multiple workers without face coverings and failing to maintain six-foot social distancing, including three employees who were less than one foot apart,” agency spokesman Tim Church said in an email.
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