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New Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Solicitor nominee Tricia Smith share a passion for ensuring workers are fairly paid according to the law, and Solis moved quickly to promise more enforcement. Which of the potential priorities below should Solis and her agency tackle right now?

Finding a great OSHA leader
18%
Finishing the cranes standard
6%
New diacetyl standard
56%
Solving DOL's "brain drain"
9%
Wage and hour enforcement
9%

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OSHA Region 6 Administrator John Hermanson says the agency assessed the maximum statutory fines, a total of $21,500 for four alleged serious violations, against a small Oklahoma grain company in connection with amputation injuries suffered by two teenage workers. Does this case demonstrate the need to increase the amounts OSHA can issue in penalties?