Auto-Parts Maker Joon Must Pay $1.5 Million in Worker Death

Alabama auto parts maker Joon LLC, also known as Ajin USA, was ordered in federal criminal court to pay a $500,000 fine and $1 million to the estate of a worker who died after she was caught in machinery.

The fine set Monday was the maximum allowed for a criminal willful violation of a federal safety rule involving a death.

The company was also ordered to serve three years on probation, during which it will face close monitoring for compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements.

Ajin pleaded guilty Sept. 2 to willfully violating an OSHA standard for shutting ...