The Milwaukee Post

8 • Milwaukee County Post • May 2, 2014 SOUTH MILWAUKEE – Following injuries to seven workers at Eaton Cooper Power Systems' South Milwaukee plant, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the company for six violations, with proposed penalties of $166,000. According to a press release from OSHA, the workers suffered chemical burns to their skin and irritation to their respiratory tracts that required urgent medical treatment while cleaning a spill at the facility on Oct. 30, 2013. Approximately 20 gallons of phosphoric and sulfuric acid were released from an overpressurized hose at the facility, which manufactures electrical power delivery products. OSHA's investigation found that employees were directed to perform cleanup operations despite the company's written policy to bring in qualified outside services for such work, according to the release. Eaton Global Communications Senior Manager Mark Horner said in an email to The Freeman that Eaton "strongly dis- agrees with the findings in the citation" and thus has scheduled an informal confer- ence with OSHA to discuss the findings and any other corrective actions that may be required. Horner also said Eaton fully cooperated with the investigation and completed "mul- tiple corrective actions" related to the process. Cooper Power Systems is a division of Waukesha-based Eaton's Electrical Sector, which produces a range of power delivery products for use in the utility, commercial, industrial, mining, renewable energy and other markets, according to the release from OSHA. The South Milwaukee plant employs about 480 workers. Eaton has approximate- ly 102,000 employees worldwide and sells products in more than 175 countries. – Sarah Pryor, Conley News Service OSHA fines Cooper Power for acid incident Crafts & Drafts Fest welcomes beer enthusiasts WAUWATOSA – More than 350 "hop heads," home brewers and general beer enthusiasts attended Discount Liquor's second annual Crafts & Drafts Spring Beer Fest on Sunday at Hart Park in Wauwatosa. Kicking off Milwaukee's Beer Week, attendees sampled more than 240 beers from local, state and region- al craft and microbreweries, as well as unusual samplings from larger mainstays such as Leinenkugel's, Samuel Adams and New Glarus. VIP attendees paying extra entered early and sampled exotic and unusu- al super premium, hard-to-find and limited-release beers from various breweries. "I've been to a few of these, and despite it being rather large I think it was well-organized, as well as offered a great variety of styles and approaches," said Paul Kaminski, of Milwaukee, who himself dabbles in home brewing. Proceeds of the event benefited two nonprofit organizations chosen by the family owners of Discount Liquor: the Wisconsin Ovarian Cancer Alliance and the Tatra Slovak Dancers of Milwaukee. Submitted photo Post Staff GLENDALE – Two beers from the Sprecher Brewing Co. won major awards at the 2014 World Beer Cup in Denver last month. Black Bavarian, Sprecher's signature beer, beat out 46 other entries to take home a gold medal in the German-style Schwarzbier category. Shakparo, a West African-style beer, won a bronze medal in a field of 17 entries in the gluten-free beer category. Randy Sprecher first made Black Bavarian as a homebrewer in 1972. It has long been one of the Sprecher Brewing Company's most highly regarded beers both among beer lovers and contests judges, though it has not previously won a World Cup medal, a release said. "We're happy Black Bavarian got the recognition it deserves," said Sprecher Brewmaster Craig Burge, a sentiment echoed by Randy Sprecher. "Shakparo win- ning a bronze medal is icing on the cake," Sprecher said. The World Cup awards were presented at the conclusion of the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America in Denver. The event drew 4,754 beer entries from 1,403 breweries representing 58 coun- tries, a 21 percent increase in the number of entries from the 2012 World Beer Cup, which had 3,921 entries. Sprecher Brewing wins 2 World Cup medals Post Staff WAUKESHA – A Milwaukee woman has been charged with a misdemeanor after she allegedly restrained a child who she believed had thrown a ball at her child's face during a game of dodgeball at a City of Pewaukee trampoline facility. Dominique Jude, 27, was charged last week with disorderly conduct and faces up to 90 days in jail if convicted. The complaint against her said she was at Sky Zone in the City of Pewaukee on Feb. 1 when she allegedly assaulted a 12- year-old boy who had thrown a ball that hit her son in the face during a game of dodgeball played on trampolines. She told police she was struck in the face with a ball several times and her son was hit in the face, as well. "Defendant indicated that she walked toward several children to determine which one had thrown the ball that hit her son in the face and when she found the child she grabbed him and put his hands behind his back so that her son could throw a dodgeball at his face so he could see how it felt," the complaint said, adding that witnesses reported Jude screamed profanities as well. A witness told police that Jude grabbed the child, pulled him to the middle of the playing area and "was yelling for the other people in the dodgeball area to hit the child with dodgeballs in the face," the complaint said. That witness intervened to help the child, who was crying. The child told police he accidentally struck the other boy in the face, but then that child approached him and pinned him up against the wall and grabbed a ball and struck him in the face with it. Then Jude grabbed him and held his hands behind his back, and he was unable to move until others intervened, the com- plaint added. Violations amount to $166K in fines Woman allegedly confronted child after dodgeball incident

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