The U.S. Department of Labor this week announced that it has cited an Orlando target-missile manufacturer for exposing workers to fire, burn, and inhalation hazards following a December 2024 fire at its facility that hospitalized two employees and injured others.
OSHA investigators found that two employees of Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace were severely burned, and another sustained injuries from burns and smoke inhalation while they worked on a missile component.
OSHA also determined that the employer exposed other workers to burn and inhalation hazards from incorrectly stored and handled explosives and from failing to classify the physical hazards of a highly reactive chemical.
Aerojet Rocketdyne was cited with one willful and six serious violations, with proposed penalties totaling $262,451.
