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OSHA Guidance and
Emphasis Programs for the Death Care 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
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 14 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA conducting review of its Bloodborne Pathogens
Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030)
May 6 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA requests information on exposure to
infectious agents in healthcare settings
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
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 9 2010
OSHA
notifies 15,000 workplaces of high injury and illness rates
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 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 1 2009
OSHA
issues proposed rule to adopt the Globally Harmonized Hazard
Communication System. A proposed rule to align
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication
Standard (HCS) with provisions of the United Nations Globally Harmonized
System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GCS) ...
September 30 2009
Notice
of Injury and Illness Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program
September 15 2009
OSHA
document describes silica control. A guidance
document has been recently published by the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration that addresses the control of worker exposure to
dust containing crystalline silica, known to cause lung disease...
September 9 2009
OSHA
issues final rule updating personal protective equipment standards.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) today published in the Federal Register a final
rule revising the personal protective equipment (PPE) sections of
standards concerning requirements for eye- and face- protective devices,
and head and foot protection ...
August 21 2009
Amending
OSHA's penalty adjustment factors. Standard
interpretation letter to National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA).
Recent OSHA Citations
related to the Death Care Industry
September 2 2010
Cave-in
hazards at Ariton, AL., worksite lead to $287,500 in US Labor Department OSHA fines.
September 1 2010
Cave-in
hazard at Newport, RI, jobsite leads to nearly $70,000 in US Labor
Department OSHA fines for Middletown, RI, contractor.
September 1 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites S&S Plumbing for exposing workers to
potential trenching hazards at worksite with proposed penalties of
$46,975.
September 1 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Houston manufacturing company for hiding
work-related injuries and illnesses; fines exceed $1.2 million.
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 31 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites construction company for potential trenching
hazards and proposes penalties of $40,000.
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 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 18 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor proposes $49,000 in fines for cave-in hazard.
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 12 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA cites M & G Equipment Group following
worker's death in Alamo, Texas.
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.
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Matula & Matula Construction
following worker death in Lake Jackson, Texas.
August 4 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Jimmie Crowder Excavating and Land
Clearing for endangering workers.
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
Noise
exposure complaint leads to proposed OSHA fines of $73,500 at Marcum
Transport of Verdunville, W.Va.
July 22 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor's OSHA cites South Windsor, Conn., contractor for
cave-in, trenching and fall 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 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 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 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
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 13 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites Corpus Christi, Texas-based mobile home
park for exposing workers to trenching hazards. OSHA has cited
Bardav Inc., doing business as Martha's Vineyard Mobile Home Park in
Corpus Christi, with 13 violations for exposing workers to trenching
violations with proposed penalties totaling $50,250...
May 11 2010
OSHA
notifies Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center of workplace safety
and health hazards to its workers. Violations
identified involve electrical hazards, safety guarding of machines,
compliance with requirements for controlling bloodborne pathogens and
confined space entry, among others...
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
OSHA
proposes more than $61,000 in fines against Brighton, Mass., contractor
for excavation hazards. OSHA's inspection
found employees working in a trench more than 8-feet deep that lacked
cave-in protection and a ladder or other safe means of exit, and also
had excavated spoils piled at its edge, a condition that exposed workers
in the trench to crushing or struck-by hazards...
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...
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 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...
April 7 2010
US
Department of Labor's OSHA cites contractor for willful and serious
safety violations following trench fatality in Atlanta
Stamar Inc. has been cited for failing to provide a safe means to
exit a 7-to9 foot trench and to provide an adequate protective system
for trenching...
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 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...
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 hazardous chemicals, unlabeled containers of hazardous
chemicals, unmarked electrical equipment, exposed live electrical parts
and moisture in electrical equipment...
January 28 2010
OSHA
proposes $57,000 in penalties for trench safety violations. OSHA
is proposing $57,000 in penalties against Triangle Grading and Paving,
Inc. for safety violations that exposed its employees to cave-in hazards
working at a trench in Fort Bragg, N.C...
January 27 2010
Methuen,
Mass., contractor faces nearly $167,000 in OSHA fines for cave-in
hazards. Trenching safety hazards at two
Massachusetts worksites have led to large fines. Hazards cited
include exposure to cave-in and struck-by hazards from material stored
at a trench's edge and lack of a safe means of exit. Additional
hazards include...
January 27 2010
OSHA
proposing more than $135,000 in penalties against Atlanta stone
countertop manufacturer for health hazards. Investigations
reveal exposure of workers to excess amounts of silica by not fully
implementing a respiratory protection program, failing to fully
implement a hearing conservation program and failing to establish a
written hazard communication program...
January 25 2010
OSHA
cites contractor for cave-in hazard. A lack of
cave-in protection at a Stamford, Conn., worksite has led to $47,700 in
proposed fines...
January 7 2010
OSHA
proposes $55,200 in fines to contractor for cave-in hazard. OSHA has
cited CELCO Construction Corp. for violations of safety standards after
an OSHA inspector observed a company employee working in an unprotected
6-foot deep excavation...
December 15 2009
OSHA
fines Farmers Union Coop Supply Co. following worker's death in a
confined space. OSHA has proposed fines of
$120,700 for hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces
after a worker suffocated from lack of oxygen on June 19...
November 25 2009
OSHA
cites excavator for dangerous safety violations during trenching job in
Danville, Ill. OSHA has cited Atlas Excavating
for failing for follow federal workplace safety standards at a trenching
operation in Danville. Proposed penalties total $130,200...
November 17 2009
Cave-in
hazard in Boston trench leads to $33,700 in OSHA fines for Hyde Park,
Mass., contractor. OSHA has cited P. Gioioso
& Sons Inc. for alleged violations of excavation safety standards
after an OSHA inspector observed three employees working in an
unprotected trench...
October 28 2009
OSHA
proposes more than $42,000 in fines against New Balance Athletic Shoe
for electrical hazards at distribution center. OSHA's
inspection found unqualified employees working on electrical panels that
had not first been de-energized to prevent electric shock hazards.
In addition, the workers had not been trained in safe electrical work
practices, including the use of personal protective equipment...
October 27 2009
OSHA
cites Crane and Grain Service LLC for violations of the OSH Act.
The alleged serious violations stem from the employer using a
flexible cord that was not properly wired, improper use of ladders that
were damaged and lack of ladder training...
October 22 2009
OSHA
proposes nearly $113,000 in fines for electrical and other hazards at
armored car facility. The employers face
penalties, chiefly for electrical-related hazards, following OSHA
inspections opened in April in response to a complaint...
October 14 2009
Formaldehyde
and other hazards lead to $138,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines
for Cambridge, Mass., embalming fluid manufacturer. The
embalming fluid manufacturer faces $138,000 in fines for inadequate
safeguards involving formaldehyde stored and used...
October 9 2009
OSHA
cites chemical recycling company following a fatality at Port Arthur,
Texas, worksite. OSHA began its investigation
following the death of a worker who was exposed to hydrogen sulfide.
A willful citation was issued for failing to provide a rescue team to
promptly respond to an emergency when workers enter a confined space...
October 7 2009
OSHA
cites Hingham, Mass., contractor for silica hazards on bridge
restoration in Melrose, Mass. Crystalline
silica, a basic component of soil, sand, granite and many other
minerals, can be inhaled when workers chip, cut, drill or grind objects
that contain the substance. It has been classified as a human
carcinogen, and breathing...
October 6 2009
Pittsfield,
N.H., contractor faces $55,000 in fines from OSHA following cave-in.
An OSHA inspector observed a Northeast Earth Mechanics Inc. employee
working in an apparently unprotected excavation. Five minutes
after the worker was instructed to exit the excavation, one of its
sidewalls collapsed...
October 1 2009
A-1
Excavating agrees to pay $474,000 and take jobsite safety steps in
settlement with U.S. Labor Department's OSHA. The
settlement involves three separate excavation hazard inspections
including...
September 29 2009
OSHA
levies nearly $295,000 in fines against Superior Dairy in Canton, Ohio. Hazards
identified as serious violations include electrical problems, safety
guarding of moving machinery parts, energy lockout deficiencies and
confined space entry violations ...
September 23 2009
OSHA
cites Toys R Us for exit access hazards at Bay Parkway store in
Brooklyn, N.Y. OSHA's inspection found hazards
that could impede the swift exit of workers from the store in the event
of a fire or other emergency. These included obstructed exit
access, missing or defective exit doors, an exit door that was painted
over and could not be opened, improper or inadequate signage, employees
not trained in fire extinguisher use and all fire extinguishers not kept
in their required locations ...
September 23 2009
Contractor
faces more than $69,000 in fines from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA
following cave-in at Kingston, Mass., jobsite. Lawrence-Lynch
Corp. employees were working in a 5.5-feet-deep excavation when one of
the excavation's sidewalls collapsed...
September 22 2009
OSHA
cites company more than $140,000 for excavation hazards at Drummond,
Okla., worksite. The alleged failure to protect
its employees from potential trenching and excavation hazards has
brought Luckinbill Inc. $142,800 in proposed penalties...
September 11 2009
OSHA
cites Spaccamonti Excavating Inc. for alleged trenching violations.
OSHA's investigation disclosed one alleged willful and three alleged
serious violations following an inspection at...
September 11 2009
OSHA
cites Nelson Pipeline Constructors Inc. for alleged trenching
violations. The alleged willful violation
relates the lack of protective systems required for trench
operations. The alleged serious violations relate to inadequate
procedures for responding to water accumulating in the trench as well as
poor egress procedures...
September 1 2009
Company's
failure to correct safety hazards results in additional $304,200 in
fines from US Labor Department's OSHA. Heberle
Disposal Service Inc. faces an additional $304,200 in fines for failing
to correct hazards cited during an inspection. A follow up
inspection found that five of the 12 cited hazards remained
uncorrected: improper transfer of flammable liquids; not ensuring
employees were competent to operate powered industrial trucks; not
informing and training employees about the hazardous chemicals in their
workplace; allowing spark-producing equipment near flammable paint spray
areas; and not determining an employee's medical fitness to wear a
respirator ...
August 27 2009
OSHA
cites 2 Denver-based companies for more than $140,000 for unsafe
trenches at worksites. For both companies, the
alleged willful violations stem from a lack of protective systems
required for trench operations. Additional serious violations
related to work materials being too close to the edge of the trench, and
for failing to conduct a proper trench inspection...
August 5 2009
OSHA
cites Branco Enterprises for alleged potential trenching hazards.
Proposed penalties total $102,600 for an alleged willful and nine
serious violations...
July 17 2009
OSHA
levies $75,000 in proposed penalties to MasTec for trenching violations
in Madison, Wis.
OSHA has cited MasTec North America in Hugo, Minn., with two alleged
repeat violations of federal trenching safety standards and proposed
$75,000 in penalties. OSHA began its inspection in February under
the agency's National Emphasis Program on trenching and
excavation. The safety inspection revealed that excavated
materials were located within two feet of the excavation's edge without
protection to prevent the material from falling back into the
excavation, and for not providing cave-in protection or having a
competent person conduct an inspection of the excavation...
July 15 2009
OSHA
proposed $70,000 in fines for process safety management hazards.
OSHA has cited Solo Cup Co. for 19 alleged serious violations of
safety standards at its North Andover, Mass., production plant, chiefly
for deficiencies in the plant's process safety management program.
OHSA's inspection found inadequate or incomplete process safety
information, operating procedures had not been reviewed and updated to
be current and reflect changes in the process; safe operating procedures
had not been developed for certain tasks ...
July 6 2009
OSHA
proposes $189,000 in penalties against Montgomery, Ala., pallet
manufacturer for safety and health violations. OSHA
is issuing 30 safety and health citations against Kopac International
Corp., which does business as Southeast Pallet and Box in Montgomery,
Ala. The penalties follow inspections that uncovered numerous
workplace violations, including failure to establish a testing program
for noise exposure, to institute a training program on the hazards of
noise exposure, and to implement controls to reduce the level of
exposure. Other violations are being proposed against the company
for exposing employees to unsanitary conditions, electrical hazards,
failure to implement a hazard communication program...
July 6 2009
OSHA
cites Duncansville, Pa. company for trenching hazards.
OSHA has proposed a total of $48,500 in penalties for safety and
health violations at its worksite in Hollidaysburg, Pa. OSHA
initiated an investigation after being notified that a worker installing
a sewer line was trapped in a trench. Citations were issued for failing
to: provide cave-in protection; initiate and implement an accident
prevention program; adequately inspect the jobsite and instruct
employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions at the
site; and provide a means of egress from the trench...
May 14 2009
OSHA
cites utility company for potential trenching hazards.
The alleged failure to protect its employees from potential
trenching and excavation hazards has brought H & H Plumbing and
Utilities Inc. $46,200 in proposed penalties from the U.S. Department of
Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following
an inspection...
April 14 2009
OSHA
proposes $60,000 in fines against contractor for cave-in hazard. OSHA has
proposed $60,000 in fines for allegedly failing to provide cave-in
protection for employees working in a 6-foot, 3-inch deep excavation...
March 31 2009
OSHA
issues citations against contractor following trench collapse fatality
in Horn Lake, Miss. OSHA has cited Phillips
Construction with nine safety violations following an October 2008
trench collapse that resulted in the death of one worker and injury to
another. OHSA found that the company failed to provide cave-in
protection. The company also failed to develop and maintain safety
and health programs, provide training on trenching hazards, provide
personal protective equipment, provide a means of egress from the
trench, keep excavated soil at least 2 feet away from the trench edge
and remove surface encumbrances from the trench side....
March 17 2009
OSHA
cites Lockport, N.Y., contractor for cave-in hazard at Main Street
worksite in Niagara Falls, N.Y. OSHA has
proposed $43,050 in fines against Custom Crews Inc. for allegedly
failing to provide cave-in protection for employees working in an
unprotected 5 foot, 8-inch deep trench. The company was cited for
not guarding the trench against a possible collapse of its sidewalls and
for not having a ladder or other safe means for workers to exit the
trench...
March 11 2009
OSHA
fines utility contractor $50,000 for alleged safety violations at
Dripping Springs, Texas, worksite. OSHA
has cited Austin-based Key Enterprises Inc. with four serious and two
repeat violations of safety standards at the company's worksite in
Dripping Springs, Texas. Proposed penalties total $50,000.
An investigation found violations including the company's failure to
position a ladder within 25 feet of workers in the trench; to remove
objects that could have fallen into the excavation and to test the
atmosphere for possible gases that may have been present. Other
violations included failure to ensure employees were adequately
protected from cave-ins and to remove workers from a worksite with known
excavation hazards....
March 10 2009
John
Prouty Construction Inc. of O'Neill Neb. cited for violations of OSH
Act. OSHA has proposed $201,600 in penalties
against the company for alleged violations of the OSH Act following an
investigation of a trench collapse that killed four workers.
Violations stem from the company's failure to instruct employees in
recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions when working in a trench and
not having a cave-in protection system. Furthermore, excavated
spoils and other equipment were not kept 2 feet from the trench
edge. Other violations include the lack of hard hat use by
employees as well as failure to provide safe access into and egress from
a trench greater than 4 feet in depth...
March 9 2009
OSHA
cites contractor for willful and serious safety violations following
Tallahassee, Fla., area trench fatality. The
Havana, Fla., company is being cited for one willful violation with a
proposed penalty of $49,000 for allowing two employees to continue
working in an 8-foot-deep trench after removing a protective trench
box. After the box was removed, one worker was crushed when a
sidewall of the trench collapsed. The company is also being cited
for not placing a ladder used for access to and egress from the trench
at least three feet above the edge of the trench, and for failing to
adequately train employees to recognize and avoid excavation and
trenching hazards...
February 25 2009
Bloomer,
Wis., excavator cited after inspector witnessed dangerous safety
violations during trenching job. OSHA has
proposed nearly $700,000 in penalties for numerous life-threatening
violations at a trenching operation in Weston, Wis. An agency
inspector observed employees exposed to cave-in hazards while working in
an 8-foot-deep, unprotected trench ...
February 3 2009
OSHA
proposes $108,000 in penalties for trench safety violations. OSHA
inspectors found that a Marietta, Georgia company violated OSHA
standards by failing to provide employees with protection from cave-ins
while they worked in trenches. There were also damaged ladders
used, material excavated from a trench was placed too close to the edge
of the excavation, a portable ladder of insufficient height was used in
one trench, and employees did not receive adequate training in the
proper and safe use of ladders ...
January 23 2009
OSHA
cites Anderson Construction of Papillion, Neb., for violations of
Occupational Safety and Health Act. OSHA cited
the company following an investigation in the wake of a trench collapse
that injured five workers. The investigation found three alleged
willful and six alleged serious violations...
January 22 2009
OSHA
proposes $119,000 in penalties against Tampa, Fla., area construction
company for endangering employees. OSHA is
proposing two willful citations with $99,000 in penalties after
inspections conducted in July and August 2008 revealed that the company
failed to provide employees with protection for cave-ins while they
worked in trenches...
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