Machine Guarding/Lockout


Multiple Violations Assessed Against Food Packaging Provider

OSHA has cited Genpak for failing to implement specific procedures to prevent machinery from starting up during maintenance and servicing and also for exposing workers to fall hazards from unguarded platforms.

Workers Seriously Injured When Power is Unexpectedly Turned On

The company, Peconic Recycling & Transfer Corp., faces $119,000 in fines.

The occupations with the largest number of lost-time cut, laceration, and puncture injuries in 2013 included construction laborers.

Oregon OSHA Clarifies Policies on Temp Companies

A revised program directive contains inspection criteria that apply to temporary service providers and worker leasing companies.

Box Manufacturer Failed to Abate Safety Violations

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

OSHA: Press Operator Loses Three Fingers at Metal Stamping Plant

Ohio Gasket & Shim Company, an Akron, Ohio, metal stamping company, has been cited for one willful violation and 12 serious safety violations.

Aspen Foods Cited After Machine Takes Part of Worker's Finger

OSHA cited the Illinois poultry facility for one repeat and four serious safety violations.

Lumber Mill Exposes Workers to Amputations and Falls

Lumber Mill Exposes Workers to Amputations and Falls: OSHA

Linden Lumber of Linden, Ala., has been cited for repeat safety violations.

OSHA Says Safety Mechanisms Would Have Prevented Worker's Death

Endicott Clay Products has been cited for three serious safety violations.



Company Cited After Worker's Hand Injected with Fluid during Machine Maintenance

OSHA has cited Apache Mills Inc. for nine safety violations.

OSHA: Fragrance Manufacturer Exposes Employees to Safety and Health Hazards

Ambrosia Fragrance of Piscataway, N.J., has been fined more than $67,000 by the agency.

Possibly hazardous conditions include unfamiliarity with tasks or equipment, according to MSHA.

MSHA Launches October Safety Initiative

"MSHA's heightened vigilance during this period will focus additional resources on preventing accidents at both intermittent and full-time mining operations, and we will look hard for the conditions that have led to mining deaths," said Joe Main, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health.

Improperly Equipped Furnace Led to Deadly Explosion at Manufacturing Plant

OSHA issued eight serious citations to TIMET for the incident.

OSHA's Top 10 Safety Violations of 2015 Announced at NSC Expo

Fall protection was the most common violation in 2015, followed by hazard communication.

Large Fine Assessed Against Aluminum Services Company

The willful citation involved electrical equipment with damaged parts; there were damaged and malfunctioning pendant control boxes for a crane, damaged slings not removed from service, unguarded metal saws, unguarded floor openings, and a lack of machine guarding and confined space training, according to OSHA.

Amputation and Other Injuries Preventable at Chicken Facilities: OSHA

Pilgrim's Pride Corp. faces $46,825 in fines after an OSHA inspection in West Virginia.

Employees of Electroplating Company Exposed to Chemical Hazards

Employees of Plainville Plating Co. Inc. were also exposed to mechanical hazards.

Strangulation Death at Bowling Center a 'Preventable Workplace Tragedy'

OSHA has said that a pinsetter lacked safety mechanisms, which led to the fatality.

OSHA Penalizes Company in Another Machine Guarding Case Involving Temps

"Management continues to allow workers to clean equipment without following safety procedures and without guards being properly installed. This company needs to address all workplace hazards, not just the ones for which penalties have been proposed," said Bill Fulcher, director of OSHA's Atlanta-East Area Office.

Worker Loses Four Fingers on His First Day, OSHA Reports

Quality Blow Molding did not report the amputation, which is required by OSHA regulations.

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