Enforcement


Plastic Manufacturer Exposed Workers to Amputation, Electrical Hazards: OSHA

HB&G Building Products Inc. has been cited for 15 serious violations, the agency announced.

Cold Storage Warehouse Exposed Workers to Hazardous Gas: OSHA

Valley International Cold Storage has been fined $76,500.

Seattle Employer Fined $215,250 in Confined Space Case

L&I cited Industrial Container Services for seven failure to abate serious violations related to the confined space hazards and for not ensuring that moving parts were de-energized to prevent workers from becoming caught in machinery.

Judge Affirms OSHA Findings in Death of Health Care Coordinator Killed by Mentally Ill Client

OSHA investigators concluded Integra Health Management failed to protect its employee from workplace violence hazards.

Decree Orders NJ Company Not to Distribute Unapproved Drugs

FDA said the company's suppositories are not approved by the FDA and are misbranded because they do not bear adequate directions for use as required by law.

The OSHA Log, the annual summary, and the OSHA Incident Report forms must be retained by employers for five years following the end of the calendar year that these records cover.

OSHA-Related Documents: Creation and Retention

It is important to note that any documents produced can be utilized to issue citations, thus, the employer should not produce any documents unless required by law.

FAA Proposes Penalty Against National Air Cargo Group

The $77,000 penalty is for failing to comply with requirements for loading and securing heavy cargo, according to the agency.

The OSHA/NIOSH toolkit contains an appendix that is an editable document any hospital can use to draw up its respiratory protection program.

OSHA Steps Up Enforcement at Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care Facilities

Inspectors will be on the lookout for five hazards: musculoskeletal disorders caused by patient handling, bloodborne pathogens, workplace violence, tuberculosis, and slips, trips and falls.



Lumber Company Fined After Fatal Injury

It said the company was fined $6,600 for not safeguarding exposed shafts in four locations, including the conveyor where Busha died; and $8,400 for a serious-repeat violation of not ensuring that bench grinders were guarded to prevent severe injuries to the hand and face.

UK Court Fines Recycling Firm After Amputation

A worker was seriously injured when his arm became trapped in a conveyor belt he was maintaining.

OSHA Determines Open-Flame Heater Likely Cause of Coalgate Fire

The oil rig fire resulted in three deaths and two serious injuries.

Baltimore Staffing Agency Harassed and Discriminated Against Hispanic Employees

The staffing agency also allowed assault and abuse of those employees, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Marathon Staffing Services Agrees to Implement Safety Changes at All Work Sites

The temporary staffing company was cited for a serious violation in December 2014.

Conveyor Crushes Worker after Weld Failure

OSHA says the death could have been prevented.

FMCSA to Shut Down Trucking Companies in Illinois and Georgia

The two companies are considered imminent hazards to public safety.

Boat Manufacturer Exposes Workers to Fall, Amputation, and Electrical Hazards: OSHA

Homestead, Fla.-based Contender Boats faces $106,000 in proposed fines following OSHA's investigation.

OSHA Orders Safety Upgrades After Pearl Harbor Fatalities

A 7-ton buoy hit and killed two workers last December when a chain broke at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Office.

Talking Construction Safety Culture and Climate at Safety 2015

Representatives of companies of varying sizes talked about steps they took to improve their safety culture.

Training, Standards Advocated for 'Nearly Unregulated' Tower Industry

AIHce 2015 presenter outlines hazards faced by tower climbers and reports 80 percent of 2002-2014 fatalities in the industry were during equipment installation, maintenance, and repair—not tower construction.

Machine Guards May Have Prevented Arm Amputation

Griffin Lumber & Hardware received a willful violation from OSHA, which said the company ignored hazards.

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