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JANUARY 20, 2014

NH gunpowder plant owner sentenced in death of two workers.

- By OSHA - Safety & Health

The owner of a New Hampshire gunpowder plant, Craig Sanborn, was sentenced on Nov. 27 by a superior court judge to five to 10 years on two counts of manslaughter, to be served consecutively, for a total of 10 to 20 years, and assessed fines of $10,000, following the 2010 death of two of his workers. Jesse Kennett and Don Kendall had been on the job only a month when they died May 14, 2010, in an explosion at Black Mag LLC's facility in Colebrook, N.H., where they were manufacturing a gunpowder substitute. OSHA's investigation provided crucial evidence in the criminal case.

"The disregard for safety cost two workers their lives, and this jury agreed that Craig Sanborn's actions were criminal," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels. "Sanborn recklessly ignored basic safety measures that would have protected their lives. His criminal conviction and sentence won't bring these men back to life, but it will keep him from putting workers' lives in peril. And it should drive home to employers this message: Worker safety can never be sacrificed for the benefit of production, and workers' lives are not ? and must never be ? considered part of the cost of doing business."

In October 2010, OSHA cited Sanborn, for more than 50 willful, egregious and serious violations of safety standards in connection with the explosion ? including failure to

PHOTO - In this May 14, 2010 file photo, rescue vehicles stand outside a gunpowder plant after an explosion there killed two workers in Colebrook, N.H. The owner of the Black Mag plant, Craig Sanborn, 64, of Maidstone, Vt., was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison. STEVE LEGGE/AP/FILE

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