a timkin steel employee died on the job. 32-year-old kenny ray junior was found unresponsive yesterday. at the time, he was inspecting fair extinguishers. initial findings show he died of exposure to nitrogen. investigator sarah buduson, you learned this company actually has a history of severe safety problems. >> reporter: danita, we know nitrogen exposure is suspected these records show a similar incident happened last year. even more troubling, it is just one of several serious safety problems. osha told us the timken steel corporation is among the worst of the worst. they're so bad, spokesperson scott allen says it's now in what's known as the severe violateddor enforcement program. a program for employers who refuse to fix serious safety violations. >> there's no reason for a worker to go to work and then not be able to come home in the evening, or lose a finger, or get electrocuted or something like that. >> osha safety records reveal just how dang ruts can be to work for timken steel. take a look at what we discovered. this list shows osha inspectors have conducted 13 separate i

kenny ray junior was also one of its officers. the department shared a photo of him on their facebook page along with a post expressing sympathy for his family and friends. the fire technician was found dead sunday after checking extinguishers. the company said they are deeply saddened by the loss of a colleague. the coroner has not released the cause of death. >>> happening today, the rta getting ready to raise rates and cut services. riders are not happy about these changes. meg shaw is live for us in cleveland. a bunch of public meetings start today, right? >> reporter: they do, yes. rta says that these public meetings are being held because they need to close a $7 million in a statement, the company's ceo blames the state for part of this offset budget. he said they're not receiving enough money in funding. they're proposing higher fares and fewer routes. proposed rates could range from $2.50 to $5. taking a look at fare cards and passes. those could range from $12.50 to $16.25. this is not going over well with riders. a group

kenny ray junior was a fire technician at the steel plant and was also a police officer in wayne county. was new to its department and was well-liked liked by his peers. photograph of array on its facebook page for with it was a post bearing dozens friends. they say a fire technician was found dead sunday at the fair checking extinguishers. statement the loss of a colleague. they will continue to work with local officials in the investigation. >>> osha has cited and ohio window manufacturer for serious violations after a 22-year-old employees right hand was caught in the rollers of a glass press he was cleaning. the workers suffered fractures, nerve and tendon damage, and injury could've been prevented if the vista follow proper safety standards. >>> new video of another smash and grab. this one on the far southeast side. police said someone drove a car store on harvard avenue near east 147th street. that's in the lead harvard neighborhood. it was around 5:30 is mine. police have not said whether >>> look at that weather forecast. there. on the cool side but nice. >> no question. we sho

. @>> reporter: kenny ray junior @was a well-respected police @officer and most importantly @timkensteel. @his nest was touch on many @communities with tom stone vice @president of national relations @at jimmy said a statement @saying the safety and -- @timkensteel said they are @working closely with osha. @kenny is taking fire safety @measures as part of his duties @when the security team found @him unresponsive on the fit for @elevator. @nitrogen exposure is suspected @and the community and company @is working with officials to @investigate this incident. @i got a chance to speak with @the union township assistant @fire chief. @he told me kenny and his wife @were supposed to celebrating @their two year wedding @anniversary today and headed @out for vacation this @afternoon. @reporting in pretension i am @jazmine munro, channel 3 news. @>>> the battle of her present @obama's supreme court @ohio. @republican rob portman was to @hold off on hearings until the @election in november. @the democrat ted strickland is @called for elections now. @>> reporter: outside senator @rob portman's clev

they are trying to determine how nitrogen got into the ventilation system killing kenny ray junior. memorial services are set for saturday. calling hours from 9 to 1 followed by the funeral service. >>> jason nicholas pretty good looking day. >> not too lad leon. a little more spring like versus what we have been seeing. it's been so chilly since sunday morning. right now a live picture over downtown cleveland our sky cam showing mostly sunny skies just a few clouds here and there. sun and clouds will be in the weather forecast for today. right now 49 degrees in downtown cleveland so slowly warming things up. again i think we'll be in the 50s today, 50 right now hopkins. inland so overall a pretty decent afternoon. notice the clouds lingering from cleveland north and east and sunshine breaking out across the south and west medi na and lorraine. 40s and 50s for us but look how close the snow is. only about 150 miles away it is snowing in southern canada so we are right on the edge here of some wintery weather but i think the weather that will really take over for us will be the warmi

kenny ray junior was new to the department but well liked by his peers. they showed a photo of ray on their facebook page. perry township firefighters were called to the plant on sunday. the fire technician was found dead after checking the company said they are deeply saddened by the loss of a colleague. the coroner has not released the cause of death. >>> today a medina county community rallies around the victims of an apartment fire. a 4-year-old girl died when flames engulfed the complex. two dozen families lost everything they own. >>> right now, a kayaker's death is under investigation. luke collins disappeared this weekend. his body was pulled from the water yesterday afternoon. he and a friend were at west branch state park saturday night. his friend was able to make it to shore. he was treated for hypothermia. a lot longer to warm up than the air temperature, thus problems can arise. >> the coroner says the preliminary cause of death is drowning but the incident is still under investigation. >>> the rca is ready to raise prices and cut services a

. >> denise: nitrogen exposure in the death of a man at a kenny ray, junior worked at the plant as a fire technician. he was only 32 years old. now police say he was inspecting the fire distinguishers at the plant when he died. osha suspects nitro scween -- nitrogen exposure. the fire department only de ect ited 4% oxygen in the area where he was found. >> most of the presidential hopefuls addressed the american israel public affairs committee conference today. but the only jewish candidate, bernie sanders, skipped the conference to campaign out west. voters in arizona, idaho and utah are holding primaries tomorrow. dan is joining us with a look at the latest polls. dan? >> dan: it is interesting to look at the polling numbers thousand that the candidates especially on the republican side widdled themselves down. there used to be 16 candidates and we are using clear politics. who has been leading the race. donald trump is the blue line. you can see he has spiked at the highest level of support now than he has had all campaign. this black line is ted cruz. you can see that is at the h

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that they plans nitrogen system is working out really insane for others to return, 32-year-old kenny ray junior of atwater work as a fire technician for six months they say he had been inspectingci fire extinguishers at the plant sunday when a coworker found them dead in the control room, osha says levels so low that reference location can occur, the investigation found that you can use was released into the control room, he would've celebrated his two-year wedding anniversary he served as firefighter with uniontown and atwater and recently joined the preston department has a part-time officersnd that. he was the very out going, the great sense of humor, always looking to have fun, and the opposite was the knowledge that

you kenny ray junior outside of the department where he served. >> the company was so low that supplication can occur ocean ensure that it is safe and going to the lengthy record, decided a year ago by another incident replacement program for other plants including amputationan and companies working in the investigation and mourn the loss of our colleague. a long time firefighter indiantown and a creston officer they would have celebrated two years of marriage instead planning his funeral . >> if such a tragedy . he was a great guy,. >> stark county coroners office said an autopsy is scheduled tonights is funeral is planned saturday in akron this and his will be deeply missed in asking for prayersrs. got harder for criminals with guns to get a break in court i-team report ed gallek here with what he's found out. >> strict limits on plea deals in gun casesct with the i-team found should change, new policy for cuyahoga county prosecutors handling gun cases doesn't doesn't much better chance to be arrested for gun crime found that many convex in cuyahoga county received probation for gun crime

the worker found dead at timken mken the creston police department says officer kenny ray junior was found unresponsive at theeston ys oic plant in canton, where he worked as a safety officer. there's no official cause of death. timken said in a statement weepin ctonrked are deeply saddened by the losso ofcialstat of our colleague, and we extend our sympathy to his family. the cuyahoga county medical examiner is trying to determinee t how a man died, after being found in his driveway sunday by family members. ter bein cleveland police say the 80 year old man was last seen earlier innclel the morning. he reportedly had a history of alcohol abuse.te investigators say he had some bruises and abrasions when he abr a search and rescue ends in tragedy at west branch state park in portage county, that'ss a s where a kayaker disappeared saturday night.. emergency crews were able to recover his body from the water sunday. fox8's brittany harris has the latest on the investigation.n. r hs wae rescue teams were busy here at west branch state park in portage county on sunday, recovering the body

. >> reporter: kenny ray junior's firefighter turnout gear is right where he left it at the fire department. his small department told me they weren't ready to talk about the huge loss. >> it's really one of their family. so i could see how hard it would be. >> reporter: his colleagues got the news of his death last night. today they learned that ray likely died of nitrogen exposure. >> oxygen levels in the area where the employee was found at >> but osha's spokesperson had to me timken steel knew about the hazard. >> we did issue citations from an inspection in may 2015, and the company was placed on the severe violator enforcement program. >> alan told me the company received a serious violation about the night trough general problem in january and said the workplace death was preventible. >> this is unacceptable behavior in this company needs to be held accountable. >> meanwhile locals who remember ray said right now the biggest concern should be honoring his memory. senate's going to be a big loss. the community rallies around it and supports the family and everything i'm sure. >> and t

. >> a tribute to kenny ray junior outside the atwater fire department where he lived and served i think we're all just in shock right now where the family here so it's devastating loss his gear now draped in a flag that just don't think it was something fallen brother ray was working for a fire technician at timken steel fircrest in canton sunday investigators say he been inspecting fire extinguishers with a coworker found him dead in a control room lucius is a deadly level of nitrogen used in the plant somehow seeped into that room. >> osha tells us the company and fire officials found oxygen levels in the area where ray died so low that rapid suffocation can occur osha investigators are insuring the area safe for other workers and pointing to timken steel's lengthy record less than a year ago osha cited the company for another nitrogen exposure incident at the same plant and in october placed the company in a program for severe violators after several problems at other plants including amputation the company says its quote working with officials in their investigation and mourning the

kenny ray junior was new to the preston police department. he was well liked by his peers. they shared a post that has dozen of comments expressing sympathy for family and friends. firefighters were called to the steel plant around 3:50 sunday. timken steel said the fire technician was found dead after checking extinguishers. he worked as an emt and firefighter with the uniontown fire testimony. the coroner hasn't released a cause of death. >>> the rta is getting ready to raise rates and cut services and riders are not happy about the changes. meg shaw is live for us downtown. the rta is holding several public meetings on this. >> reporter: absolutely they are. the series starts today. happening because they need to budget. in a statement, the company's ceo says he blames the state for part of the problem. he says they're not receiving enough money in state funding. to close the gap they're fewer routes. proposed rates for every day routes could range from $2.50 to $5. taking a look at fare cards and passes, those could range from $12.50 to $16. the possible changes aren't