Allstate Can Corp. has been fined $104K after workers suffered injuries, including amputations.
An investigation into an accident led to the decision.
Mavis Tire faces $103K in federal fines after an inspection.
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development imposes a fee of $200 per inspection if it has to perform three or more inspections at the same location within the same heat season for heat violations or calendar year for hot water violations. During the 2015-2016 heat season, it billed for $148,800 in inspection fees.
"The whole system, from training through to fixing faults, was not strong enough to stop a series of errors by staff when working with people on the ride," according to HSE, which reported that the company made technical improvements to the ride and changed its systems afterward.
Inspectors found the company did not implement engineering, work practice, or respiratory protection controls and exposed about 40 employees to lead.
The employee was initially hospitalized with a body core temperature of 108 degrees.
The $117,740 in penalties includes a willful violation with the maximum allowed penalty of $70,000 for not performing regular safety inspections and not fixing defective items such as broken horns and broken seat belts.
The agencies took action under Executive Order 13581, which authorizes the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to sanction "significant transnational criminal organizations and those who support them," OFAC Acting Director John Smith said.
Workers faced fall, unguarded machinery, and electric shock hazards, according to the agency. Proposed penalties total $88,632.
The discovery was made after investigating a July 3, 2016, grease fire.
The agency's inspectors told a court the injuries could have been prevented if the drill was guarded and if the worker had not been wearing gloves, a suitable and sufficient risk assessment had been completed to identify required control measures, and the worker had received proper training.
President Obama issued a proclamation last Friday designating Sept. 18-24 as Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week.
HP Pelzer Automotive Systems Inc. and Sizemore Inc., a staffing agency, face a total of $704,610 in penalties in an case following an inspection of a plant in Thomson, Ga.
The construction companies received one willful and four serious violations in total.
Harold Felton was killed last January when the dirt walls of the trench he was working in collapsed and buried him, and rescuers were unable to dig him out in time.
Both the host employer and the staffing agency may be held responsible for safety violations, Norman R. Deitch, OHST, explained during a session at the conference.
The Department of Industrial Relations, the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, and the California Environmental Protection Agency announced new rules to strengthen safety at oil refineries statewide in July.
The first Labor Day was celebrated here in New York City over a hundred years ago, and today we mark another important milestone in our city's efforts to support working families," Mayor Bill de Blasio said Aug. 24. "The strong leadership of Commissioner [Lorelei] Salas and Deputy Commissioner Vladeck will grow our ability to protect, educate, and empower workers across New York City's five boroughs."
D.R. Horton Inc. and Garcia Carpentry LLC received repeat and serious citations.