A U.S. district court judge has ruled in favor of the Department of Labor in a case against a Westminster, Calif., garment manufacturer and its owner, awarding a total of $887,554 to current and former workers (Case No. 2:10:-CV-02805 AHM (PJW)). Judge A. Howard Matz approved the department's request for a default judgment against Laundry Room Clothing Inc., owner Milton Kaneda and principal Sharon Kaneda after they failed to pay $380,824 in unpaid minimum wage and overtime compensation due to 115 low-wage workers.
The centerpiece of CSA is the Safety Measurement System (SMS), which will analyze all safety-based violations from inspections and crash data to determine a commercial motor carrier’s on-road performance.
Following a visit to JetBlue’s headquarters in March, DOT reviewed complaints about the treatment of passengers with disabilities filed with the carrier and with DOT. The complaints revealed a number of violations of the requirement to provide enplaning and deplaning assistance.
OSHA began its inspection June 10 at the company's worksite and found employees operating a forklift without wearing a seat belt, as well as wet floors in passageways, aisles, and laundry work areas.
"The size of these proposed fines reflects the gravity of these hazards and the fact that two of the employers knew cave-in protection and a ladder were required, yet refused to provide these vital safeguards," said Rosemarie Ohar, OSHA's New Hampshire area director.
The investigation followed a June 12 fatality at its Philadelphia plant when a worker was crushed by a paper hopper during loading operations.
OSHA's inspection resulted in one willful violation for the company's failure to have guards in place on its automatic laser cutting machine. The worker who died was struck within the "point of operation" zone of the machine.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the companies knowingly imported more than 200,000 consumer fireworks from December 2006 to September 2007 that were banned hazardous substances because they contained too much pyrotechnic material.
OSHA began its inspection in June, resulting in the issuance of two repeat violations and two serious citations.
As a result of the June inspection by OSHA, the company was issued two willful citations with proposed fines of $140,000 and four serious citations with proposed penalties of $16,000.
David H. Koch Theater reportedly failed to post asbestos warning signs in the promenade area, ensure clear exits, and guard employees from hazards associated with raising the stage.
OSHA filed 28 citations in all against U.S. Minerals LLC of Dyer, Ind. and said violations have been found at four of its facilities.
On Nov. 16, 2007, Jack Ward, a 66-year-old truck driver, was fatally injured when the haulage truck he was operating backed over the edge of a spoil dump, where waste materials from the surface coal mine were deposited.
An incident at a Conroe, Texas, plant prompted the investigation that resulted in 12 serious citations.
Subcontracted employee received fatal electric shock after being asked to check a cable tray that contained rain water and corn stalk dust.
The regulatory agency has fined the Hondo, Texas, company more than $52,000 for 12 alleged violations.
As a result of its inspection, OSHA issued Roth Metal Works one willful citation for failing to stabilize the steel beams and four serious citations for the lack of fall protection and scaffold hazards.
The new standard requires employers covered by the standard to create a regulated area for each process using diacetyl, unless the process is enclosed. Employers must also provide safeguards for employees who work with diacetyl at certain concentrations.
ILA Corp. concedes it fired a man because of his dyslexia and will pay $95,000 to settle.
"For the safety of its workers, this employer must ensure that protective measures are taken to prevent the catastrophic release of flammable vapors, which can lead to fires and explosions," said Greg Baxter, OSHA's regional administrator in Denver.