Klamath Falls restaurant fined for 2nd time over COVID rules

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — A Klamath Falls restaurant has been fined by state workplace safety officials for the second time for offering indoor dining despite state COVID-19 rules that prohibited it. Casey’s Restaurant was fined $27,660 by the Oregon Health and Safety Administration this time. The restaurant was also fined $8,900 in December. Casey’s has appealed that fine. Employers have 30 days to appeal citations. Klamath County has experienced high COVID case numbers and Oregon OSHA says the ongoing violations threaten worker and customer safety. It wasn’t immediately known if the owners plan to appeal the latest fine.