"Our inspection found that all five exit doors were locked at night and could not be unlocked without a manager's permission. These workers were essentially caged and that is completely unacceptable," said Kay Gee, OSHA's area director based in Manhattan.
The agency said it will work with voluntary standards organizations to prevent this type of problem from happening again.
The violations involve uncorrected deficiencies in ammonia processing equipment, not developing and implementing safe work practices for all mechanical and maintenance tasks, and incomplete written standard operating procedures.
OSHA initiated an inspection after a worker who was riding on the forks of a powered industrial truck fell and sustained compound fractures. The company faces $126,000 in proposed fines.
By implementing a first aid program developed with the specific challenges and injuries of a foodservice operation in mind, restaurants can help protect their workers and reduce exposure.
It says injury prevention is possible if contractors take steps such as using full sequential trigger nail guns, establishing nail gun work procedures, and providing workers with personal protective equipment.
The violations include failing to comply with the requirements of OSHA's process safety management standard, which resulted in workers being exposed to ammonia during maintenance of pipe lines.
An inspection was opened after OSHA learned that a worker sustained serious eye and facial injuries when the grinding wheel of the portable grinder he was operating ruptured and kicked back in his face.
OSHA cited the contractors for safety hazards after a worker received burns from an electrical shock during the installation of a new landfill gas processing and compression facility at the U.S. Marine Corps Logistic Base in Albany, Ga.
The employee led internal investigations that revealed widespread and pervasive wire, mail, and bank fraud involving Countrywide employees.
Two public hearings are set for Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 on its proposed rule that would include the construction industry in its scope.
The serious violations involve failing to investigate incidents as being related to process safety management and address inconsistent thickness measurements collected during pressure vessel inspections.
BOEMRE has decided independent audits are needed, plus procedures authorizing any employee to stop work upon seeing a regulated activity that endangers a person, property, or the environment.
The Z590.3 standard focuses specifically on the avoidance, elimination, reduction, and control of occupational safety and health hazards and risks in the design and redesign process.
DOT cites health concerns, not safety issues, in its proposed ban on using electronic cigarettes on all scheduled passenger aircraft. It may extend the ban to charter flights of U.S. carriers and foreign carrier aircraft that seat 19 passengers or more.
The willful violations involve failing to ensure that the excavation spoil pile was at least 2 feet from the edge of the excavation, ensure that the ladder extended 3 feet above the level being accessed, and provide cave-in protection for employees working in the excavation.
The agency announced that one adverse comment caused it to withdraw a direct final rule to harmonize its standards with current industry consensus standards.
The European Maritime Safety Agency opened its doors in 2003 after two major oil spills occurred about three years apart off the coasts of France and Spain.
"It's critical that we restore the workers' comp reserves. Savings from the reforms create an opportunity to do this without large rate increases," said L&I Director Judy Schurke.
The researchers suggest a number of possible explanations for lung injury in soldiers with IAW-LI, such as inhaling sharp and coarse dust grains, toxins, and allergens in the in the harsh, polluted combat environment.