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OSHA Guidance and
Emphasis Programs for the Automotive Industry
July
19 2010
Obama issues memorandum on Presidential POWER Initiative: Protecting Our
Workers and Ensuring Reemployment
July
7 2010
Whistleblowers.gov offers quick access to whistleblower protection
information
June
21 2010
OSHA to hold additional stakeholder meeting on worker injury and illness
prevention rule
June
18 2010
OSHA's severe violator enforcement directive effective June 18
June
11 2010
New OSHA training emphasizes workers rights
June
7 2010
OSHA virtual stakeholder meeting seeks input on combustible dust worker
hazards
Training
Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines
May 24 2010
OSHA
publishes proposed rulemaking to prevent injuries form slips, trips and
falls on walking-working surfaces
May 21 2010
Requirement
for protecting workers from hexavalent chromium exposure now a final
rule
May 14 2010
OSHA
issues direct final rule revising the notification requirements in the
exposure determination provisions of the Hexavalent Chromium Standard
May 13 2010
Review
of OSHA's Methylene Chloride standard shows value to worker protection
May 4 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA holds series of stakeholder meeting on worker
Injury and Illness Prevention Programs
April 29 2010
Statement
of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Protecting America's Workers
Act
April 27 2010
US
assistant secretary of labor for OSHA to testify today on strengthening
enforcement and ensuring safe workplaces for every American worker
April 22 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA takes action to protect America's workers
with severe violator program and increased penalties
April 14 2010
Secretary
of Labor Hilda L. Solis convenes 1st every national action summit on
health and safety of Latino workers
March 18 2010
OSHA
requests comments on Direct Final Rule and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
to protect workers from exposure to hexavalent chromium
March 18 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA announces informal public hearing on hazard
communication in Pittsburgh on March 31
March 17 2010
US
Assistance Secretary of labor for OSHA testifies on proposed Protecting
America's Workers Act (PAWA) before House subcommittee.
PAWA
would raise penalties, strengthen workers' voices in the workplace,
expand the rights of victims and their families, and provide other new
rules that would grant greater power to OSHA.
March 17 2010
New
revision of Hexavalent Chromium standard to become effective on June 15,
2010.
March 16 2010
OSHA
schedules combustible dust stakeholder meetings in Chicago to address
workplace hazards.
March 9 2010
OSHA
notifies 15,000 workplaces of high injury and illness rates
February 23 2010
OSHA
establishes a National Emphasis Program that focuses on hexavalent
chromium and related toxic substances.
February 2 2010
Safety
and Health Information Bulletin: Hazards Associated with the
"Unintended (Double) Cycling" of Mechanical Power Presses
January 28 2010
OSHA
proposes revised Recordkeeping regulation to better identify
work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD's)
January 27 2010
OSHA
withdraws proposed rule for additional quantitative fit-testing
protocols for the Respiratory Protection Standard
January 27 2010
OSHA
releases workplace injury and illness information representing
administration's "Open Government" policy
January 25 2010
OSHA
invites interested parties to participate in meetings on combustible
dust workplace hazards
January 13 2010
OSHA
booklet outlines hexavalent chromium standards
January 8 2010
New
OSHA videos provide respirator and facemask safety guidance
January 7 2010
OSHA
announces informal public hearing on hazard communication rule
November
23 2009
OSHA
focuses local emphasis program on general industry establishments with
noise, respiratory hazards.
October 21 2009
OSHA
issues proposed rule for combustible dust
October 1 2009
OSHA
issues proposed rule to adopt the Globally Harmonized Hazard
Communication System
September 30 2009
Notice
of Injury and Illness Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program
September 15 2009
OSHA
document describes silica control
September 9 2009
OSHA
issues final rule updating personal protective equipment standards
April 29 2009
OSHA
announces rulemaking on combustible dust hazards
Recent OSHA Citations
related to the Automotive Industry
September 2 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA proposes $111,600 in fines against manufacturer
for crushing, fall, fire, mechanical and electrical hazards at plant.
September 1 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor issues fines exceeding $3 million against Whitesell
Corp. for amputation and other hazards..
September 1 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Houston manufacturing company for hiding
work-related injuries and illnesses; fines exceed $1.2 million.
September 1 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Alabama automotive parts manufacturer $60,000
for machine guarding, tripping hazards and other facility issues, and
lockout/tagout program deficiencies.
August 31 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor fines Wisconsin company $369,500 in proposed
penalties for inadequate hearing conservation program, recordkeeping and
other violations.
August 30 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Letart, W.Va., manufacturer for workplace
safety and health hazards. Proposed penalties
total $44,000 for 10 serious violations including inadequate hearing
and respiratory programs, electrical hazards, improper use of compressed
air, as well as employee exposure to silica, lead and manganese fumes...
August 26 2010
Company
cited with proposed penalties of $62,200 for failure to provide reverse
signal alarm on equipment amongst other safety violations.
OSHA initiated an investigation after an employee digging a
shallow ditch was struck by a tractor and pinned while backing up.
Additional violations include failure to train workers in the
recognition and avoidance of hazards ...
August 25 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA cites US Postal Service in Kansas City, Kan.,
with $191,000 in penalties for serious and repeat safety violations.
Violations include overall deficiencies in walking/working
surfaces, fall protection, sling use, machine guarding, welding and
electrical equipment...
August 24 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Walter Coke Inc. for repeat safety violations
and $171,500 in penalties. An OSHA inspection
found inadequate lockout/tagout procedures for energy control, and to
provide proper machine guarding to protect the operator and other
workers from rotating parts, flying chips and sparks, and 27 other
serious safety violations...
August 23 2010
OSHA
fines Karl's Event Rental $85,000 for combustible dust, electrical and
other hazards.
August 23 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor fines Exeter, Pa., manufacturer $156,000 for
workplace safety hazards. Proposed penalties
total $156,000 for inadequate lockout/tagout procedure for energy
sources, unguarded machinery and electrical hazards...
August 23 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA fines manufacturer nearly $70,000 for worker
exposure to noise, other workplace hazards.
August 20 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor proposes $350,000 in fines against US Postal Service
for electrical hazards at Portsmouth, NH, mail processing facility.
August 19 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor proposes nearly $115,000 in fines against Rochester
NY machine shop for uncorrected and recurring hazards. An
OSHA inspection found electrical hazards and incomplete procedures and
employee training to ensure that machines' power sources were properly
locked out of service before maintenance...
August 19 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Shreveport, La., refinery with $173,000 in
penalties for alleged safety and health violations.
August 16 2010
Kirkhill
Manufacturing of Athens, Ga., fined more than $125,000 by US Department
of Labor's OSHA for safety and health hazards. An
OSHA inspection found that the plant was exposing workers to combustible
dust hazards and failed to establish a lockout/tagout control
program. The company has also been cited with poor housekeeping,
unguarded walking and working surfaces, failure to mount portable fire
extinguishers, lack of forklift operator training, machine guarding
hazards, and various electrical deficiencies...
August 12 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites AmeriCold Logistics with $189,000 in fines for
serious safety violations at Burley, Idaho, facility. Many
of the alleged violations cited were for deficiencies in Americold
Logistics' process safety management program, which helps to ensure that
operations involving hazardous chemicals are performed in a safe
manner...
August 11 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA fines Wisconsin Polishing and Plating for
allowing workers to be overexposed to chromium and chromic acid.
August 9 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Huntsville, Ala. plant for facility hazards.
Proposed penalties
total $191,500 for failure to provide adequate lockout/tagout
procedures, machine guarding issues, obstructed exit pathways...
August 9 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $357,000 in fines against US Postal
Service for electrical hazards at Boston mail processing facility.
August 5 2010
U.S.
Labor Department fines US Minerals LLC more than $158,000 for safety
violations, endangering its workers. Inadequate
lockout/tagout procedures and training, and failure to provide fall
protection on elevated platforms, and lack of proper guarded were
cited...
August 4 2010
U.S.
Labor
Department proposes $247,000 in fines against Sally Sherman Foods for
inadequate fall protection, machine guarding and hazardous energy
control at Mount Vernon, NY plant.
July 29 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA proposes $420,000 in fines against US Postal
Service for electrical hazards at Vermont mail processing facility.
July 29 2010
Chemical,
mechanical and electrical hazards at Eastford, Conn., aircraft parts
maker leads to nearly $140,000 in OSHA fines.
July 29 2010
Noise
exposure complaint leads to proposed OSHA fines of $73,500 at Marcum
Transport of Verdunville, W.Va.
July 26 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor proposes more than $250,000 in fines against Worthen
Insdustries Inc. and S.L. Chasse Welding and Fabrication Inc. following
explosion at Nashua, NH, manufacturing plant.
July 26 2010
U.S.
Labor Department's OSHA fines Thermal Polymer Systems LC $161,600
following explosion inside a permit-required confined space.
July 21 2010
U.S.
Labor
Department's OSHA proposes more than $260,000 in penalties to Matthews
Manufacturing of St. Louis for nearly 100 workplace safety and health
violations.
July 21 2010
U.S.
Labor
Department's OSHA proposes $130,050 in fines to Farmington, Conn.,
aircraft parts manufacturer for fires, electrical and mechanical
hazards.
July 20 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Legion Industries in Waynesboro, Ga., for
machine guarding, inadequate safety training, electrical, chemical and
other hazards.
July 20 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor proposes $112,000 in fines against Home Depot USA
for chemical hazards and inadequate safety training.
July 19 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Jarden Home Brands for alleged safety
violations. Proposed
penalties totaling $197,500 were issued for electrical hazards,
inadequate lockout/tagout procedures and machine guarding, training
deficiencies in the use of forklift trucks...
July 16 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor fines Kenton Iron Products $214,500 in penalties for
29 safety and health violations. Proposed
penalties were issued for failing to ensure that equipment was
de-energized and shut down properly and lockout/tagout procedures were
in place before workers conducted maintenance on the equipment...
July 15 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor fines Rexnord Industries LLC $130,500 in penalties
after worker's arm was amputated by machinery. A
mechanical power press operator was removing parts from a parts dumper
and had her arm amputated when the machine unexpectedly began to
operate...
July 12 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor proposes more than $69,000 in penalties against
Roll-Kraft for exposing workers to hazards. The
steel manufacturing facility was cited for failing to provide required
safety training and for not protecting workers against electrical and
machine hazards...
July 12 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Krestmark Industries in Dallas for allegedly
lacking hearing conservation program and other safety and health
violations. A willful violation has been issued
for the company's failure to institute...
July 8 2010
Repeat
and serious safety hazards at 4 Xpect Discount locations in Connecticut
lead to $140,000 in US Labor Department OSHA fines for Ohio retailer.
Inspections found safety violations related to personal
protective equipment, forklift operator training, failure to maintain or
certify injury and illness logs...
July 7 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor announces Imperial Sugar will pay more than $6
million and implement extensive safety and health abatement measures.
Settlement resolves violations found after 14 died at Georgia
plant...
July 6 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor files worker safety complaint against USPS.
Complaint requests enterprise-wide remedy, a 1st...
July 12 2010
OSHA
proposes $272,000 in fines against US Postal Service for exposing
workers to electrical hazards at Capitol Heights, Md., facility.
"These citations and sizable fines reflect the Postal
Service's failure to equip its workers with the necessary knowledge and
skills to safely work"...
June 28 2010
OSHA
proposes $430,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical
hazards at Scarborough, Maine mail processing facility.
"The Postal Service knew that proper and effective training
was needed for the safety of its workers but did not provide
it."...
June 22 2010
OSHA
cites Ford Motor Co. for not repairing damaged overhead cranes at
Buffalo Stamping Plant in Western New York. A
proposed fine of $70,000 was issued following and OSHA inspection opened
in response to a complaint from workers at the plant...
June 21 2010
OSHA
proposes $77,500 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical
hazards at Portland, Ore., mail processing facility. An
OSHA inspection conducted in response to employee complaints found
electrical hazards and failure to adequately lockout machines' power
sources to prevent unexpected startup. Workers were performing
tests on live electrical equipment without adequate personal protective
equipment, safety-related work practices and warning signs, as well as
working on equipment that had not first been de-energized...
June 18 2010
OSHA
proposes more than $357,000 in fines against UCB Manufacturing for
health hazards. OSHA's
inspections found that some plant employees were exposed to excess
levels of methylene chloride and that the company did not have effective
controls and work practices to reduce those exposure levels. In
addition, the company did not supply the workers with appropriate
respirators, medical surveillance...
June 15 2010
Employer
ordered by US Department of Labor to make amends to employee censured
for reporting work-related injury.
June 8 2010
OSHA
fines US Postal Service nearly $500,000 for exposing workers to
electrical hazards at two Philadelphia facilities. OSHA's
inspections found inadequately trained employees performing work without
the proper personal protective equipment while being exposed to live
parts...
June 1 2010
OSHA
cites Linden, NJ, manufacturer for exposing employees to chemical
hazards. OSHA has proposed penalties
totaling $88,500 for hazards found in an inspection initiated upon
receiving a complaint related to a chlorine release at the
facility. Among the hazards observed by OSHA inspectors was the
company's failure to establish and implement written procedures required
to manage any changes to technology, facilities, equipment and
procedures that can potentially impact a chemical process...
May 26 2010
OSHA
orders United Parcel Service to compensate driver terminated for
refusing to drive due to safety concerns. OSHA
investigated the employee's allegation that UPS terminated his
employment in retaliation for his refusal to drive after raising safety
concerns and has ordered UPS to pay $111,008...
May 24 2010
OSHA
proposes more than $60,000 in penalties against Waukesha, Wis.-based
Baird Display for 19 safety violations. OSHA discovered
that employees were bypassing safety switches in order to reach into
running machinery to un-jam it without shutting down the machine.
Other alleged violations include failure to establish a lockout/tagout
energy control program, to provide proper training and to have proper
guarding on machinery or rotating shafts...
May 20 2010
OSHA
cites former North Brunswick, NJ, manufacturer for exposing workers to
risks involving hazardous chemicals. Church &
Dwight Co. Inc. has been cited fro 14 serious violations involving
employee exposure to chemical hazards. Proposed penalties total
$55,125...
May 20 2010
OSHA
cites Mueller Copper Tube Products for exposing workers to a variety of
hazards. Proposed penalties total $70,675 for multiple
health and safety hazards...
May 20 2010
OSHA
proposes more than $200,000 in penalties against Elyria Foundry Co. LLC
for exposing workers to hazards. Elyria Foundry was
cited with 32 alleged safety and health violations after a worker
sustained a crushing injury requiring a lower arm amputation...
May 20 2010
OSHA
finds CSX Transportation Inc. retaliated against dispatcher who reported
safety concerns. The rail carrier was ordered to
rescind discipline and pay worker $5,000 in punitive damages...
May 18 2010
OSHA
proposes nearly $136,000 in penalties against Sewon America Inc. for
willful and serious safety violations. OSHA's
inspection alleges that Sewon America Inc. failed to provide workers
with appropriate hand protection and to protect workers from arc welding
flash burns. The company has also been cited for failure to train
or evaluate all workers operating industrial trucks, failing to guard
against sparks during welding operations, failing to provide
lockout/tagout procedures and proper machine guarding, as well as
various electrical deficiencies...
May 17 2010
OSHA
proposes $77,500 in fines against West Hartford, Conn., metal finishing
plant for 45 safety and health hazards. OSHA's
inspection identified numerous electrical hazards; unguarded saws, fans
and grinders; improper transfer of flammable liquids; improper storage
of compressed gas cylinders; confined space hazards; untrained forklift
operators; lack of personal protective equipment; lack of emergency
eyewashes; and several violations related to hexavalent chromium and
cadmium safety and training...
May 17 2010
OSHA
cites Jersey City, NJ, manufacturer for exposing employees to workplace
safety and health hazards. The U.S.
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Importers Service Corp. for failing to lock out energy sources and
exposing workers during the maintenance and repair of equipment to
potential injuries. Proposed penalties total $158,000. OSHA
initiated its inspection as part of its Site-Specific Targeting Program
designed for industries with high injury and illness rates...
May 14 2010
OSHA
cites South Bay, Fla., sugar cane mill and refinery for exposing workers
to lacerations and amputation injuries. The
inspection, based on OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting Program, found that
Okeelanta Corp. failed to completely enclose sprocket wheels and chains
on machinery and exposing employees to rotating parts and pinch
points. Other violations include failing to provide machine
guarding on equipment and exposing employees to electrical hazards...
May 14 2010
OSHA
cites tortilla factory in Dallas for alleged safety and health
violations. Lobo Tortilla Factory Inc. was
inspected in response to a complaint alleging that employees were being
exposed to safety hazards. OSHA has proposed $123,000 in penalties
after finding that workers were not being protected from the release of
hazardous energy while servicing and maintaining equipment, from
exposure to corrosive chemicals. OSHA also determined that the
factory was not provided adequate training in the use of a forklift
truck, employees were exposed to electrical hazards, noise levels at or
above 85 decibels and exposure to hazardous chemicals such as
formaldehyde. Additionally, the company was cited for failure to
maintain occupational injury and illness logs fin 2005 and 2006...
May 13 2010
OSHA
proposes $51,750 in penalties to Parsippany, NJ, clothing companies for
workplace safety and health violations. The
U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
has cited Salonika Associates LLC and Alfred Dunner Inc. for a variety
of hazards, including an inadequate lockout tagout program, employee
exposure to live energy sources, a lack of machine guarding, a deficient
hazard communication program, an inadequate respiratory protection
program, along with other health violations involving bloodborne
pathogens...
May 13 2010
OSHA
cites Grapevine, Texas-based machine company for failing to protect
workers from lead exposure. The U.S.
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Fore Machine Co. for failing to protect employees when working
with lead. Proposed penalties total $72,750...
May 10 2010
OSHA
cites Graham Tire Co. of Grand Island, Neb,. for violations of OSH
Act. Assessed penalties total $52,500. In
an inspection prompted by a complaint, OSHA found that the company
failed to provide functioning safety latches on the hydraulic automobile
lifts at the facility, missing face plates on electrical outlets,
recordkeeping violations and hazard communication deficiencies...
May 10 2010
OSHA
finds Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. violated whistleblower law.
A whistleblower investigation by the U.S.
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
found that the company violated an employee's rights when he was absent
from work while recovering from an injury...
May 10 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines US Postal Service processing center
$210,000 for safety violations. OSHA's
inspection found that the postal service failed to provide required
electrical safety training for its workers; to ensure workers used
safety-related work practices while working on electrical equipment; and
to provide workers with appropriate personal protective equipment while
working on energized equipment...
May 10 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $217,000 in fines against US Postal
Service for electrical hazards at Denver mail processing facility.
OSHA's inspection found that employees were
performing testing on live electrical equipment and doing so without
adequate training, personal protective equipment and safety-related work
practices...
May 6 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Varney, W.Va., lumber company for
failing to abate workplace safety and health hazards. OSHA
has cited Pineville Lumber Inc. for five violations, proposing penalties
totaling $189,730. OSHA's inspection found failure to properly
train workers operating powered industrial trucks, to properly guard
machinery, to provide an adequate hearing conservation program, to
complete required injury and illness logs...
May 5 2010
Milk
Specialties Co. in Whitehall, Wis., agrees to pay $535,000 in penalties
after US Labor Department's OSHA safety and health investigation.
The company has agreed to pay these penalties as
part of a legal settlement with OSHA after being cited for violations
concerning combustible dust hazards, untrained employees working in
potentially dangerous areas and a lack of proper permits for working in
confined spaces...
April 30 2010
Safety
hazards at Houston worksite bring citations and fines to plastics
manufacturer following investigation by US Labor Department's OSHA.
OSHA has cited FAST-Houston for failing to protect
workers from energized machinery hazards, to properly certify annual
injury and illness records, and to train employees on the use of
respirators. Proposed penalties total $72,900...
April 29 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $130,000 in penalties
against Chicago-based ERA Valdivia Contractors Inc. for health
violations. OSHA has cited ERA Valdivia
Contactors, Inc., an industrial painting and sandblasting company in
Chicago, for exposing workers to dangerous lead levels. The
company was found to have failed to provide adequate personal protective
equipment to employees working in and around lead while performing
abrasive blasting and painting. Other citations address the
company's alleged failure to ensure workers use respirators in
accordance with the conditions of certification; to prohibit the use of
respirators by employees with facial hair; and to provide a clean
changing area for employees...
April 28 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites National Standard Co. in Stillwater,
Okla., for safety and health violations with proposed penalties totaling
$158,780. Safety violations include failure to clean
settled combustible dust on floors and piping, to place covers on
electrical equipment, to provide adequate machine guarding, to provide
fall protection equipment, to follow manufacturer's instructions on
forklift operations...
April 28 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes nearly $107,000 in fines against
Buffalo, NY, sheet metal fabricator for uncorrected and recurring
hazards. OSHA alleges that the company
agreed to correct all hazards found in a prior inspection but failed to
submit proof of abatement. In a follow up inspection, OSHA found
that uncorrected conditions included uninspected overhead cranes,
lifting slings and fire extinguishers; failure to electrically
interconnect containers while dispensing flammable liquids; missing
gauges to ensure proper air velocity in paint spray booths; failure to
medically evaluate an employee's fitness to wear a respirator...
April 28 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines Lowe's Home Center $110,000 for
recordkeeping violations at Cincinnati and Dayton stores. OSHA
requires employers to record and maintain occupational injuries and
illnesses on the OSHA 300 log. "Accurate records are an
important tool that employers and workers can use to identify hazards in
the workplace, and they also enable OSHA to better target its
resources."...
April 27 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA fines Ohio-based Tireman Auto Service Centers
Ltd. $177,800 for willful and serious safety violations.
As a result of an inspection following an accident in which four
employees were injured when an agricultural tire exploded, the company
is facing...
April 27 2010
OSHA
proposes $96,500 in penalties against Packaging Corporation of America
for safety violations. An inspection
revealed several health and safety violations, including failure to
provide adequate personal protective equipment to workers responding to
a caustic solution spill; failure to provide proper training for a
caustic solution spill; failure to implement decontamination procedures
for a caustic spill; and failure to implement an emergency response
plan...
April 21 2010
OSHA
proposes more than $133,000 in penalties against Clarksville, Ga.,
manufacturer for 60 safety and health violations. OSHA
began its inspection after receiving a complaint concerning a partial
amputation of an employee's index finger. Inspectors found a
number of deficiencies at the plant including unguarded power presses,
failing to develop lockout/tagout procedures for energy sources, lack of
training for forklift operators, improper personal protections equipment
for employees handling acids and caustics, failing to provide a written
hazard communication plan, lack of noise training and noise
overexposure...
April 19 2010
OSHA
proposes $64,000 against Elk Grove, Ill.-based Ceva Freight for
forktruck-related safety violations. An inspection
revealed that the company allegedly did not ensure that industrial
trucks were properly inspected before use and for failing to provide
legible name plates on the trucks. Additionally, the company
failed to provide proper load backrest extensions and to take trucks
with safety defects out of service. The company has also been
cited for failure to record injury and illness logs on the OSHA 300 form
and to provide those forms to OSHA when requested...
April 19 2010
OSHA
proposes more than $63,000 in penalties against Hope Hull, Ala.,
manufacturer for machine guarding and other violations. An inspection
after an employee sustained an amputation of three fingers on one hand
revealed that the company had violated OSHA standards by failing to
provide proper machine guarding. The employer allowed the light
curtain to be overridden and remain inoperable for a period of two
years. Other violations included open-sided floors, electrical
hazards, other machine guarding deficiencies and failure to label stop
buttons...
April 19 2010
OSHA
fines American Packaging Corp. in Columbus, Wis., following
investigation into worker's death. OSHA
began its inspection after learning that a maintenance technician was
killed during an explosion at the plant. Flammable vapors were
present when the worker was using a grinder to cut off a bolt while
installing a metal floor threshold. American Packaging has been
cited with 29 violations, totaling more than...
April 19 2010
OSHA
proposes $130,800 in fines for Yonkers, NY, woodwork manufacturer for
fire, chemical and amputation hazards. An
employee sustained a partial hand amputation on an unguarded radial arm
saw. The ensuing OSHA inspection found that the blades on this and
other saws lacked the guarding designed to prevent this type of
accident. In addition, OSHA identified a range of mechanical,
chemical and fire hazards, including the accumulation of combustible
wood dust...
April 14 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $61,500 in penalties against
Fleetpride Inc. for safety violations. An
OSHA inspection alleges that the company had damaged, inoperable
emergency lighting; exit signs not illuminated; and a damaged fall
protection lanyard not taken out of service. The company was also
cited for improper personal protective equipment, no hazard assessment
certification, no personal protective equipment training certification
and no cover on an electrical box...
March 26 2010
OSHA
cites Fort Worth, Texas-based FWT Inc. for alleged workplace safety and
health violations. Proposed penalties total
$239,400 for OSHA citations that include failure to conduct noise
monitoring, to identify and evaluate respiratory hazards...
March 25 2010
OSHA
cites Gulf Chemical & Metallurgical Corp. in Freeport, Texas, for
alleged workplace safety violations. OSHA cited
the company for exposing workers to hazardous airborne contaminants at
the company's worksite located on Midway Road. Proposed penalties
total $50,400 for 16 violations, including failure to train
employees on hazards associated with chemicals in the workplace, provide
training on limitations of respirators, properly locate and inspect
portable fire extinguishers...
March 18 2010
OSHA
proposes $55,000 in penalties against American Warming and Ventilating,
Inc. for
safety violations. OSHA opened an inspection at
American Warming and Ventilating Inc. as part of its site-specific
targeting program. As a result of this inspection, OSHA has issued
violations for lack of proper fall protection, improper lockout and
tagout procedures, lack of proper machine guarding, lack of proper
training...
March 17 2010
OSHA
cites die cast metal products manufacturer with $91,000 in proposed
penalties for workplace safety violations. OSHA opened an inspection at
Ohio Decorative Products after receiving a report that a worker was
scalped when his hair was entangled in an unprotected rotating shaft on
a piece of equipment...
March 17 2010
OSHA
cites Pecos, Texas, manufacturing facility for alleged safety and health
hazards. OSHA has cited TransPecos Foods in
Pecos for alleged workplace safety and health violations following an
inspection at the company's facility on East Palmer Road. Proposed
penalties total $69,650 for failing to protect employees from exposed
electrical wires, to provide forklift inspections, to protect workers
from rotating parts, to provide a wash station for employees during the
use of corrosive chemicals and to train employees on hazard
communication...
March 17 2010
OSHA
fines Allentown, Pa., company $101,700 for failing to abate workplace
safety and health hazards. OSHA has cited
COMPUSPAR USA Inc. for failing to abate previously cited workplace
safety and health violations, including failure to maintain OSHA 300
logs; to develop and implement a hazard communication program; to train
employees on hazardous chemicals, and implement a respirator protection
program...
March 11 2010
OSHA
cites Harbeson, Del, poultry processing plant for workplace safety and
health hazards. OSHA opened an inspection in
response to a referral and has cited the company with 47 total
violations amounting to $182,200. Violations address hazards with
industrial trucks, falls, personal protective equipment, machine
guarding, electrical hazards, process safety management, respirators and
emergency response...
March 2 2010
OSHA
proposes nearly $59,000 in fines against Cheshire, Conn., food
distribution warehouse. Citations address a
cross section of mechanical, electrical and exit access hazards that
exposed workers to the dangers of electric shock, lacerations,
amputation, and being caught in operating machinery or unable to swiftly
exit the workplace in the event of a fire or other emergency...
February 18 2010
OSHA
cites Endres Processing LLC for violations of Occupational Safety and
Health Act. OSHA's inspection alleging fire and
explosion hazards from combustible dust results in $137,250 in
penalties...
February 18 2010
OSHA
cites Cranesville Block Co. for safety and health hazards at Kingston,
NY, plant. OSHA has proposed $45,500 in fines
for alleged violations of health and safety standards after an
inspection prompted by employee complaints. Specific hazards
included blocked exits, workers lacking safety glasses and gloves when
working with acid, unlabeled containers of hazardous chemicals, unmarked
electrical equipment, exposed live electrical parts and moisture in
electrical equipment...
February 4 2010
OSHA
proposes more than $59,000 in penalties against C&W Industries for
safety and health violations. OSHA's inspection
was initiated after receiving a complaint about a number of deficiencies
at the plant, including unguarded machinery that exposed workers to
amputation hazards, insufficient training and certification for forklift
operators, and deficiencies in the plant's fire prevention system.
Additionally, the employer failed to implement lockout/tagout...
January 26 2010
OSHA
proposes $71,000 in fines against Schweizer Aircraft Corp. for hazards
at Horseheads, NY, plant. OSHA found workers
were exposed to electrocution hazards for the company's failure to first
de-energize live electrical parts before having employees work on
them. The inspection also identified several other hazards,
including misused extension cords...
January 26 2010
OSHA
proposes $90,500 in fines against Fibrelite for fire and explosion
hazards at Pawcatuck, Conn., plant. OSHA's
inspection found that combustible dust generated during trimming and
repair operations was not properly managed and was exposed to several
ignition sources, including an LP gas-powered industrial truck, exposed
wiring and a spark producing tool...
January 25 2010
OSHA
cites Mueller Industries subsidiaries in Fulton, Miss., for safety and
health violations, proposing $683,000 in penalties. OSHA
began its investigation after a maintenance worker was killed and two
other workers were injured...
January 22 2010
OSHA
proposes $97,500 in fines against C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. for
recurring electrical and crushing hazards. OSHA has
proposed $97,500 in fines against C&S Wholesale Grocers for alleged
repeat and serious violations of safety standards following inspections
of company warehouses...
January 12 2010
OSHA
cites two employers following confined-space deaths at Queens, NY,
recycling facility. OSHA has completed
inspections prompted by a June 29, 2009, triple fatality at a Jamaica,
N.Y., recycling facility...
January 11 2010
OSHA
fines Camden chocolate processing plant following worker fatality.
OSHA has cited Lyons & Sons Inc. with seven serious citations
and Cocoa Services LP with five serious citations for workplace safety
and health violations following the death of a worker. Lack of
railing on floor openings or working platforms, exposure to falls,
failure to post warning signs to indicate confined space, failure to
provide fire extinguisher training...
January 5 2010
OSHA
proposes 41 safety and health violations totalling $274,500 in citations
against Georgia peanut processor. Investigations
reveal combustible dust, noise, and lack of machine guards and
guardrails....
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