OSHA proposes fines after finding no peace at KidsPeace.

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited KidsPeace, a private charity serving youth with behavioral and mental health problems, for exposing its employees to workplace violence at two facilities in North Whitehall Township, outside Allentown.

An OSHA statement said KidsPeace employees were exposed daily to physical assault, including punching, kicking and biting. It said employees regularly suffered concussions and lacerations. OSHA said the facilities lacked a "comprehensive workplace violence prevention program."

KidsPeace faces a fine of $29,010...

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