(Update: adding video, new info, comments from OSHA and customer)

Agency says Kevista Coffee willfully continued to potentially expose workers

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Kevista Coffee Shop’s battle with the state over COVID-19 public health restrictions it refuses to follow reached a new level Tuesday, as Oregon OSHA levied the largest pandemic-related fine issued against any restaurant.

The agency announced Tuesday it has fined Kevista Coffee in Bend $27,470 for violating three standards designed to protect employees from COVID-19.

It’s by far the largest fine the agency has levied against any Oregon restaurant over COVID-19 violations. It’s also the second-largest levy OSHA has handed down due to COVID-19 volations, behind only Courthouse Club Fitness, a gym in Salem, that was hit with a fine of $126,749 in January.

“They are openly choosing, knowingly choosing, and have acknowledged that during the inspection, to not follow these, and not uphold these…



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