Could OSHA issue REPEAT Citations against a “Franchisee” based on an accident at a different franchise?

In November 2019 a manager, 32, of a restaurant, a national chain, was overcome by chlorine gas and died.  The investigation established that a worker at the restaurant spilled a “cleaner” on the floor during the day. Then later that night, a different employee started to clean the floor with a “floor cleaner”. The mixture of the previously spilled “cleaner” and the “floor cleaner” reacted and created chlorine gas, causing employees and customers to evacuate. The restaurant manager attempted to clean up the liquids and was overcome by chlorine gas and he died later at the hospital.  Today I learned that this is NOT the first time this has happened at this brand of Restaurant.  In 2016 the same brand had another chemical mixture incident in FL and that worker also died.  So I wonder, if both locations were privately owned by two different owners, could OSHA issue REPEAT or WILLFUL citations to the Massachusetts franchisee based on what happened in FL in 2016?  What role does the Franchise have in communicating incidents and hazards to other franchisees?

The best I can tell, there is not even an OSHA case opened on this most recent fatality in MA. 

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on August 23, 2016, Employee #1 was allegedly exposed to chemicals at work with no ventilation and with temperatures above 110 degrees. Employee #1 died at home due to chronic asthma.

Violation Summary
  Serious Willful Repeat Other Total
Initial Violations       4 4
Current Violations       4 4
Initial Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 

Violation Items
  # ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  1. 01001 Other 19100037 A03 12/13/2016 12/23/2016 $0 $0 $0   Z – Issued
  2. 01002 Other 19100303 G01 12/13/2016 12/23/2016 $0 $0 $0   Z – Issued
  3. 01003 Other 19101200 E01 12/13/2016 02/01/2017 $0 $0 $0   Z – Issued
  4. 01004 Other 19101200 H01 12/13/2016 02/01/2017 $0 $0 $0   Z – Issued

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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