Oregon marijuana company fined $5,300 over butane explosion

Oregon regulators fined Higher Level Concentrates $5,300 for workplace safety violations following a butane-extraction explosion last year that landed one man in a Portland burn ward.

The Oregonian reported that Oregon OSHA fined the extraction company, which is based in in Astoria, for failure to:

• Ventilate the building
• Have an adequate electrical system
• Obtain city permits

The accident occurred last October, when, according to a lawsuit, William “Chris” West was handling butane…