Enforcement


OSHA Cites Quality Ready Mix for Fall, Machine Guarding Violations

The company was cited for one willful and two serious safety violations.

DOJ Partners with OSHA, MSHA

The Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division will work with the Department of Labor and U.S. attorneys for a broader look at environmental and workplace safety crimes, the agencies announced.

OSHA: Metal Plating Company Exposes Workers to Noise, Toxic Metal Hazards

OSHA has proposed $157K in fines for the Illinois company.

Coca-Cola Warehouse Cited for Serious Safety and Health Violations

The Monmouth Junction, N.J., facility faces more than $61,000 in fines.

DOL Sues Convergys for Refusing to Comply

A complaint asks a judge to order the cooperation or ban Convergys from federal contracting.

Washington Hotel Cited for Multiple Violations

The citations were identified during two inspections that began in August. Four of the infractions are "repeat-serious" violations because the same violations were found during a July 2013 inspection.

U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Drunk Driving Tests

The court will consider whether it is lawful for states to charge an individual with a crime when the person has refused to submit to a blood or alcohol test for drunk driving and whether law enforcement officers can administer a blood or breath test for drunk driving with no search warrant.

OSHA Says Electronics Recycler Overexposes Workers to Lead

Echo Environmental Waverly LLC was fined $56,850.



AWS Roofing Cited for Fall Hazards

OSHA cited the company for one willful citation.

Logging Company Cited for Exposing Workers to Safety Hazards

Ray Clearing Inc. has been fined more than $35,000 by OSHA.

Cal/OSHA Cites Hospital Chain, Well Services Company

The agency has cited Kaiser Foundation Hospitals in Vallejo, Calif., for exposing workers to injury and infection from used needles at a collection box for biomedical waste and also water well services company M&W Pumps, Inc. for failing to follow high-voltage safety orders.

Dollar Tree Settles OSHA Cases, Recalls Burn Relief Product

The settlement agreement with OSHA implements safeguards to protect workers at Dollar Tree stores nationwide from hazards associated with blocked emergency exits, obstructed access to exit routes, electrical equipment, and improper storage of materials. It commits Dollar Tree to pay $825,000 in penalties arising from 13 different inspections.

Blue Rhino Settles Florida Fire Case

Blue Rhino has agreed to pay penalties totaling $52,000 and to complete the abatement of all hazards within 60 days of signing the settlement.

Foxx Praises Transportation Bill's Signing

The new law authorizes DOT to prohibit rental car companies from knowingly renting vehicles that are subject to safety recalls and raised maximum fines against non-compliant auto manufactures to $105 million, the secretary noted.

Utility Construction Company Exposes Employees to Cave-in Hazards

Anrich Inc. exposed employees to hazards in a nearly 8-foot-deep trench, according to OSHA.

U.S. Attorney Praises Blankenship Conspiracy Conviction

The trial lasted more than two months -- jury selection began Oct. 1 -- and U.S. District Judge Irene Berger had read the jury an "Allen charge," which a judge hearing a criminal case can use when a jury has communicated that it is unable to reach a verdict.

Box Manufacturer Failed to Abate Safety Violations

Midvale Paper Box Co. continued to expose workers to hazards, according to OSHA.

Roof Cleaning Company Fails to Provide Fall Protection: OSHA

Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting Inc. has been fined $108,200 by the agency.

FMCSA Issues Final Rule to Stop Driver Coercion

The rule is intended to protect truck and bus drivers from being forced by their employers or others to violate hours of service of safety regulations.

"This worker literally came close to an early grave because the cemetery failed to provide proper excavation protections," said Anthony Ciuffo, OSHA

Grave Matter: OSHA Fines NY Cemetery Company for Cave-In

The agency cited St. John Cemetery Corp. for five violations, two classified as willful, after a worker was partially engulfed in May 2015 while in a grave opening.

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