OSHA has issued 18 serious violations to Terrill Manufacturing Co. of San Angelo, Texas, and two to A.L. Staffing Inc., which provided the workers.
During the 2015 Fourth of July enforcement period, DPS troopers made 496 DWI arrests and issued 7,211 speeding citations, 1,156 seat belt/child safety seat citations, and 1,007 no insurance citations, in addition to making 268 fugitive arrests and 187 felony arrests.
Beginning June 21, 2016, food trucks in the state need to have a permit and inspection from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.
The agency has penalized Sunfield Inc., an auto parts manufacturer based in Hebron, Ohio, a total of $3,426,900 and cited it for 46 egregious willful, two willful, one repeated, and eight serious safety violations.
OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels on June 28 outlined several more regulatory initiatives he said it will address during his final months as the agency's chief.
Robert Lewellen and Scott DeBow, CSP/ARM, together discussed temporary workers in health and safety and the relationship the American Staffing Association has with OSHA.
The driver, Randall Weddle, was served a federal order on June 22.
MVP Plastics out of New York has been cited by OSHA for a repeat violation.
An investigation led to a declaration of imminent hazard to public safety by the agency.
The agency alleges Amazon did not properly package and mark the package, given the contents.
Paramo Daniela Construction was cited for willful, repeat. and other than serious violations.
NFI Interactive Logistics has been ordered to reinstate the employee and pay a total of $276,000, DOL announced.
Ashley Furniture has agreed to pay penalties of $1.75 million, to correct all cited violations, and to retain a vice president for safety who is responsible for managing a corporate-wide program to identify and evaluate prevention and control of machine hazards.
Dent Wizard faces $51K in fines for safety failures.
OSHA has cited the utility company for failing to protect workers in trenches.
"Employers should not wait for an OSHA inspection to identify fire, explosion, and electric shock hazards as well as those associated with flammable and combustible chemicals in the workplace," said Eugene Stewart, OSHA's area director in the Jackson Office.
The sorting facility also had inoperable fire doors, according to the agency.
Evergreen Nursery has been cited for 18 serious violations.
W.S. Steel Erection faces $175,700 in proposed fines.
The agency has issued 17 serious violations and $105,000 in penalties for exposures at Alstom's Hornell, N.Y., plant.