A federal appeals court panel ruled 3-0 that OSHA's lockout/tagout standard does apply to a June 2009 incident in which an Otis service technician suffered a hand injury while repairing a freight elevator gate.
Two workers were injured at the Franklin, Ohio, plant, according to OSHA.
The notice comes after workers there were exposed to bloodborne pathogens, according to the agency.
The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center was cited after an OSHA inspection. The facility's workplace violence program was ineffective, with many employees unaware of its purpose, specifics, or existence," said Kay Gee, OSHA's area director for Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.
OSHA has proposed $71,000 in fines.
The Chicago hair products manufacturer has been fined $59,700.
Workers allegedly were exposed to preventable fire, chemical and mechanical hazards.
OSHA proposed fines of $111,650 following inspection at a Packaging Corporation of America facility.
The fines proposed against S and S Communication Specialists Inc. are the maximum amount possible -- $7,000 per serious violation -- in connection with the collapse of two towers in Clarksburg, W.Va., on Feb. 1, 2014.
The proposal aims to simplify the process and improve consistency, with an emphasis on more serious conditions.
Alleged violations at a Chicago store brought a proposed penalty of $110,700.
The citations stem from work sites where employees were performing roofing work without fall protection.
OSHA has proposed more than $70,000 in fines against P. Gioioso & Sons Inc. for hazards at a Massachusetts work site.
Federal inspectors issued 186 citations in June.
A new directive has been issued that replaces a March 2002 directive. The new one applies to all work activities on communication towers that involve the use of a personnel hoist -- not just new towers.
The agreement strengthens protections for workers from coercion, retaliation.
A new study investigated the ergonomic effects of obesity-related functional performance impairment.
The company faces $101,300 in penalties following an OSHA inspection.
An OSHA investigation discovered the cause of a collapse at International Nutrition Inc.'s Omaha facility that killed two workers and injured nine others.
The Connecticut contractor was cited by OSHA in connection with workers' lead and silica exposures, according to the agency.