OGDEN — A fire that caused an estimated $3 million in damage at Alphia’s Ogden pet food manufacturing plant has drawn renewed attention to the company’s workplace safety record, which includes multiple state citations tied to injuries involving machinery, hazardous floor conditions, and reporting failures.

Utah Occupational Safety and Health records reviewed by KSL Investigators show a series of incidents at the facility stretching back several years—violations that have cost the company more than $20,000 in fines over the past five years.

UOSH timeline of injuries & penalties

May 2022

• An employee tripped on a raised metal plate and suffered a concussion.

• UOSH cited Alphia for failing to report the injury within the required eight-hour window.

• Penalty: $2,500

(Utah Occupa

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