P&G Fined $34,000 Over Worker Death in North Carolina Plant

Procter & Gamble Co. was fined more than $34,000 following an employee’s death at a North Carolina facility.

A 49-year-old worker at a plant in Greensboro died in May after being struck by a stainless steel tote. The state’s Department of Labor cited the company over three alleged serious violations of North Carolina occupational safety laws over the incident, according to a statement from the agency Monday.

P&G has 15 working days from its receipt of the citation to request a meeting with the department, to appeal the penalties or to pay them, according to the agency.

Representatives for P&G ...