OSHA has cited Raani Corp. of Bedford Park, Ill., for six alleged willful violations and seven serious violations in connection with a worker's death from chemical burns in November 2011.
MSHA said that a miner had engaged in protected activity when he alerted the company about unresolved safety problems.
The retailer faces a total of $51,480 in proposed fines.
The agency filed a motion May 17 asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to delay the case, saying it plans to reopen the record and invite new comments.
The agency says that a standard requiring ESC systems on large trucks and large buses could prevent up to 2,329 crashes, eliminate an estimated 649 to 858 injuries, and prevent between 49 and 60 fatalities a year.
One worker died and another was hospitalized from exposure to the chemical toluene at the company’s Theresa, Wis., manufacturing plant on Nov. 29.
The product emissions and chemical content testing firm eco-INSTITUT helps European manufacturers test construction materials, floor coverings to more than a dozen indoor air quality standards.
FAA said it supports the Department of Justice in its efforts to seek “stern punishment” for anyone who intentionally points a laser device into the cockpit of an aircraft.
Willful violations involve failing to ensure that employees are not exposed to unguarded moving parts and prevent employees from placing their hands in machines’ points of operation.
The traveling paving scam is one Washington state inspectors see every spring. Often, a contractor will approach a homeowner offering to repave a driveway for a low price, sometimes claiming the materials are left over from a nearby paving job.
A two-day forum involving the board members and numerous experts will explore the issues in depth.
Three willful violations involve a failure to conduct proper training and provide hepatitis B vaccinations, as well as to have engineering and work practice controls in place to eliminate or minimize exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
OSHA initiated an inspection in November 2011 after receiving a complaint that a worker had entered a milled cotton seed bin without preparation and appropriate equipment and became trapped and hung from a lanyard for a lengthy time.
Several workers suffered sprains and strains during the Dec. 16 incident in downtown Cleveland. Proposed fines total $38,000.
The settlement resolves litigation that followed citations carrying $589,200 in fines issued by OSHA in October 2011 after OSHA inspections identified widespread fall and laceration hazards at the stores.
"This case starkly shows the grave consequences from unguarded moving machine parts," said Mary Hoye, OSHA's area director for central and western Massachusetts.
The chemical in this case was anhydrous ammonia, which is used in the plant's refrigeration system.
Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels said the agency is partnering with NOAA again this year with its nationwide campaign.
Described by the company as its new flagship, the $668.8 million Costa Fascinosa is "at the cutting edge of safety and environmental protection standards," according to the company.
The investigation found that platforms were not properly guarded, emergency escape lines were kinked, and eye wash stations did not function properly, among other hazards.