Enforcement


Hexavalent Chromium Exposures Cited

OSHA has proposed $72,800 in fines against Cleveland Tank & Supply Inc., with 19 serious health and safety violations cited.

RI TZD = Better Traffic Safety

The state's new plan works to incorporate the highway safety components of engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency response in five emphasis areas.

$27.6 Million Rena Settlement Reached

If owner Daina Shipping Company and its insurer, The Swedish Club, decide to apply for and receive a resource consent to leave part of the wreck in place, Daina will make an additional $10.4 million payment.

MSHA Inspectors Getting FBI Training

Eighteen accident investigators and special investigators are taking a two-week course on conducting accident investigations.

UK Companies Must Pay Inspectors' Fees

Businesses in the United Kingdom are now required to pay inspectors' fees when under investigation for safety violations.

$188K Settlement in Hiring Discrimination Case

Minneapolis-based Nash Finch, described as the second-largest publicly traded U.S. wholesale food distributor, is paying that amount in back wages to 84 women rejected for entry-level order selector jobs at a distribution facility in Lumberton, N.C.

Company Sold Following OSHA Citations

After a company in Wisconsin failed to follow safety guidelines when repairing a shredder, it received 2 willful violations.

Big Settlement Announced in Crandall Canyon Mine Case

The $1.15 million settlement resolves the Labor Department's civil case with the operators, Murray Energy Corp. subsidiaries Genwal Resources Inc. and Andalex Resources Inc., for violations revealed by the August 2007 mine collapse.



Anhydrous Ammonia Exposures Cited by OSHA

Commerce, Calif.-based 99 Cents Only Stores Texas Inc. faces 19 serious violations in connection with its Houston distribution center.

Ohio Construction Company Faces Citations for Excavation Hazards

Slapped with $68,500 in violations, an Ohio company failed to sufficiently protect workers from cave-ins.

OSHA Investigating Carbon Monoxide Leak at Trader Joe's Warehouse

After 18 employees become sick, the Pennsylvania warehouse was evacuated. All are expected to recover.

Agreement Restoring HIOSH's Enforcement Role

Signed Sept. 21 by Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie and OSHA Regional Administrator Ken Nishiyama Atha, the pact includes benchmarks for the state agency, including increasing state inspections.

PSM Enforcement Case Carries $67,000 in Penalties

OSHA announced its Baton Rouge Area Office conducted the investigation that resulted in 11 violations assessed against Westlake Vinyls Co. LP of Geismar, La.

Ohio Paint Company Fined for Releasing Chemical Vapor Cloud

OSHA has fined a paint company $138,600 for 26 violations.

OSHA Fines Company for Trench Protection Violation

A company in Wisconsin was fined $108,500 for failing to provide adequate protection in trenches.

OSHA Fines Company $136,000 for Fall Hazards

A contractor in New York receives a citation alleging seven violations, including one classified as willful.

US Airways Fined $21,000 Following Crushing Fatality

ADOSH finds fault with US Airways after a baggage handler died in a conveyor belt accident.

Seafood Distributor Fined for Employee's Death

Omega Protein of Moss Point, Miss. faces more than $79,000 in fines following the death of an employee in April.

OSHA Rules in Favor of Dana Holding Corp Whistleblower

OSHA orders Dana Holding Corp. to pay an employee turned whistleblower nearly $275,000 in lost wages and compensation.

Four Honored with CPSC Commendation Awards

Four people, including Rachel Weintraub, director of Product Safety and senior counsel for the Consumer Federation of America, received them last week.

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