Garland Sales Inc. in Georgia now owes $73,000 for the numerous violations.
OSHA alleges Ball Aerosol and Specialty Container Inc. allow guards to be removed from slitting machines and other machinery.
A worker died when he slipped and fell into an unguarded screw conveyor while cleaning it last September in the plant in Moselle, Miss. Now, OSHA has assessed 37 serious violations against Southern Hens Inc.
OSHA cited Grede Wisconsin Subsidiaries LLC, an iron foundry, for 28 alleged violations.
Fatalities must be reported within eight hours and overnight hospitalizations within 24 hours.
While crimping air conditioning hoses, an Alabama man's finger was amputated due to lack of safety guards on the machine.
When a worker is injured, his or her average time lost for recuperation is 24 days, according to OSHA.
Improper guarding is one of the most commonly cited violations in the metal and nonmetal mining industry, according to the agency.
Posted March 30, it stems from the March 23 death of a coal mine shuttle car operator at an Alabama mine.
OSHA began health and safety inspections in July as a follow-up to inspections conducted in March 2008. The 2008 inspections were initiated based on a referral from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration, after a worker sustained an amputation injury.
The agency's $195,930 proposed fine and description of the June 12 fatality sounds all too familiar.
Some of the serious violations include failing to repair a defective hook latch on a crane, ensure the appropriate use of lockout equipment for energy sources, and provide training on confined spaces.
Some companies see LOTO as a burden. But it is a competitive advantage to those willing to develop a program that is not only safe and compliant, but also highly efficient.
Charles Greer Lumber Co. has been cited by OSHA for 18 safety and health violations following an April inspection of the company's plant in Suwanee, Ga. Penalties total $87,780.
The violations include failing to provide appropriate machine guarding on equipment, such as the automated bread oven, and provide fall protection for employees working on top of the ovens.
OSHA began the inspection of the Lorain facility in November 2010 after a worker was hospitalized with a broken pelvis when he fell 9 feet from a coil transfer car in the bar mill.