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OSHA Guidance and
Emphasis Programs for General 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 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 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
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.
November 8 2008
Hazards
of Transporting, Unloading, Storing and Handling Granite, Marble and Stone
Slabs.
February 1 2008
OSHA
establishes national emphasis program on Silica
Recent General Industry OSHA Citations
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 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 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.
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 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 20 2010
OSHA
cites former North Brunswick, NJ, manufacturer for exposing workers to
risks involving hazardous chemicals. Church &
Dwight Co. Inc. has been cited for 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
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 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...
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...
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 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...
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....
December 30 2009
OSHA
cites Broan Nu-Tone Storage Solutions following amputation accident.
Broan Nu-Tone Storage Solutions , has been cited for alleged willful
and serious violations following the amputation of a worker's hand at
the company's Cleburne, Texas, worksite. Proposed penalties total
$91,000....
December 18 2009
OSHA
fines printing company nearly $160,000 for workplace safety and health
hazards. Proposed penalties total $158,000 for
failure to provide adequate energy control procedures, a hearing
conservation program, lack of machine guarding...
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...
December 10 2009
OSHA
proposes more than $266,000 in penalties against manufacturer following
worker amputations. Crespac Inc. in Tucker, Ga.,
was cited for failure to ensure that all machines had proper safety
guards, functional emergency stop cords, usable safety interlock
switches, slipper and wet floors, lack of safety guards, machines with
broken parts, employee exposure to electrical shocks and hazardous
chemicals, insufficient respirator program....
December 8 2009
OSHA
fines Newark, NJ company more than $212,000 for workplace safety and
health hazards. OSHA initiated an inspection as
part of its proactive program targeting companies in industries with
high injury and illness rates. The company allegedly lacked an
adequate lockout procedure and machine guards, amongst other serious
violations....
December 1 2009
OSHA
fines Endres Processing LLC and Endres Processing Ohio LLC for safety
and health violations. The company and its
subsidiary face $472,900 in fines for exposing workers to combustible
dust hazards....
December 1 2009
OSHA
proposes $58,100 in fines against Plainville, Mass., manufacturer after
worker loses tip of finger. Dale Medical
Products Inc. faces fines after worker's finger was pinched by a heat
seal bar used to seal plastic bags....
November 23 2009
OSHA
cites wheel repair shop for inadequate hazard communication and
respiratory protection programs. Wheel Repair
Solutions (dba World of Wheels and Hubcaps) of Decatur, Ga., faces
$69,550 for inadequacies in its hazard communication and respiratory
protection programs....
November 20 2009
OSHA
cites Washington, Ga., manufacturer for serious safety and health
violations following worker's partial amputation. OSHA
has proposed $41,700 in fines to Calloway Farms Manufacturing after a
worker slipped and suffered a partial amputation to both feet while
trying to remove an obstruction from a shaving machine. The violations
include the employer failing to provide workers with a written
bloodborne pathogens program and training...
November 10 2009
OSHA
cites Loren Cook Co. of Springfield, Mo., for $511,000 following
worker's death. Loren Cook has been cited with
ten violations after a worker was killed by an ejected machine part on
May 13. These violations include failure to guard manual spinning
lathes, lack of adequate personal protective equipment for workers'
faces, extremities and hands....
November 4 2009
OSHA
cites New Bedford, Mass., seafood processor following worker death in
ice machine. Northern Wind Inc. was cited for 23
alleged violations of workplace safety standards after a worker was
killed when he became caught in the moving parts of a large industrial
ice machine that activated while he was performing maintenance work
inside it...
November 2 2009
OSHA
levies more than $100,000 in penalties against Columbus Steel Castings
Co. for 19 safety and health violations. Columbus
Steel Castings has been cited with failure to enforce hazardous energy
control, apply a lock on an energy isolation device, to guard the point
of operation on a jag press, inadequate protection against welding rays,
airborne exposures to silica and failure to implement engineering or
administrative controls for silica overexposures...
October 30 2009
OSHA
fines Nazareth, Pa., company for continued workplace safety and health
violations. OSHA has cited VersaCold for alleged
workplace safety and health violations at its former Nazareth facility,
proposing $51,000 in penalties. OSHA initiated an investigation in
response to a complaint and found that VersaCold was failing to properly
train temporary workers on the use of industrial trucks, and also
failing to record lost time injuries to temporary workers...
October 29 2009
OSHA
cites Little Falls, N.Y., paper mill for 33 safety and health violations
after worker is caught in machine. Burrows Paper
Corp. faces $136,500 in fines for 33 alleged violations of workplace
health and safety standards after a worker sustained serious arm
injuries following being partially pulled into the roller of a paper
machine. OSHA's inspection found that the roller had not been
guarded against contact, and the machine's power source had not been
locked out...
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 22 2009
OSHA
levies $82,500 fine to Republic Engineered Products in Lorain, OH.
OSHA has cited the Lorain, OH steel mill for fall hazards and
failure to conduct inspections necessary for the control of lead
exposure...
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 9 2009
OSHA
levies more than $500,000 in fines against All-Feed Processing and
Packaging. Hazards identified include the lack
of explosion prevention systems for combustible dust, inadequate
housekeeping where dust could accumulate, insufficient personal
protective equipment, training deficiencies, lockout/tagout issues, and
the lack of warning signs where combustible dust was being processed...
October 9 2009
OSHA
cites Industrial Pipe Fittings in Corsicana, Texas, for alleged safety
and health hazards. OSHA began its inspection
when a worker had his hand crushed in-between a rotating, unguarded drum
drive...
October 7 2009
OSHA
proposes more than $230,000 in penalties against Los Amigos Tortilla
Manufacturing Co. in Atlanta. Violations include
failure to establish an energy control program to ensure that machinery
would not start up while employees are conducting maintenance or
servicing a piece of equipment. The company also failed to ensure
that employees were trained in the use of fire protective equipment, use
of power trucks and the safe use of hazardous chemicals...
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 21 2009
OSHA
proposes $79,000 in fines to Danbury, Conn., manufacturer for machine
guarding and lockout/tagout hazards. OSHA's inspection found
numerous instances of unguarded or inadequately guarded moving parts and
switches on power presses and other machinery...
September 18 2009
OSHA
cites Stone Mountain, Ga., manufacturer with 44 safety and health
violations. Responding to a complaint, OSHA
found fall hazards, tripping hazards, electrical hazards, a lack of
machine guards...
September 4 2009
OSHA
levies $275,000 fine to Metal Improvement Co. in Lombard, Ill.
A safety inspection revealed hazards including various electrical
and equipment issues, lack of a spray booth sprinkler system and fire
hazards in a spray booth, fall protection deficiencies, improper oxygen
cylinder storage and other specific electrical hazards ...
September 4 2009
Connecticut
manufacturer faces $225,500 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for new
and recurring hazards at Newington, Conn., plant. OSHA
opened an inspection in response to a complaint and found unguarded
stairs; lack of eye protection, incomplete and uncertified employee
training to prevent the unintended startup of machinery during
maintenance; cranes lacking bridge bumpers; unguarded moving machine
parts; uninspected ropes and lifting hooks; slings not maked with their
lifting capacity; unguarded ...
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 25 2009
OSHA
proposes nearly $43,000 in fines for machine hazards.
OSHA's inspection of manufacturer facility identified dozens of
instances throughout the plant where workers were exposed to possible
lacerations, amputation and crushing injuries from unguarded moving
parts...
August 18 2009
OSHA
cites BAE Systems Inc. for alleged safety and health violations in
Sealy, Texas. Proposed penalties total $138,000
after OSHA began an investigation as part of OSHA's Site-Specific
Targeting inspection list...
August 10 2009
OSHA
fines Cressona, Pa., manufacturing company $65,800 for crane hazards.
OSHA initiated an investigation in response to a complaint and
found cranes being loaded beyond their rated load capacity, overhead
cranes that were not equipped with a device...
August 7 2009
OSHA
levies $58,500 in proposed penalties against U.S. Postal Service in Eau
Claire, Wis. OSHA found alleged safety
violations including failure to provide powered industrial vehicle
refresher training and failure to ensure that workers performed daily
examinations of industrial trucks prior to the trucks being placed into
service...
August 5 2009
OSHA
cites Wilmington, Del., company for workplace safety and health hazards.
OSHA has cited Amer Industrial Technologies Inc. with 41 violations,
proposing $63,750 in penalties ...
August 3 2009
OSHA
proposes $125,000 in fines for Watertown, Mass., manufacturer for
electrical, chemical and respirator hazards. OSHA
has cited Fluid Management Systems, Inc. for 29 alleged violations of
safety and health standards, totaling $125,000 in proposed penalties...
July 30 2009
OSHA
cites company following fatality at Lincoln, Neb., worksite.
OSHA's investigation into a fatal accident where a worker fell from
an elevated platform that was affixed to a skid steer loader to the
concrete below found two alleged serious violations of the OSH
Act. The alleged serious violations stem from a lack of employee
training and the employer altering equipment to accommodate personnel
lifting without evaluating the equipment's ability to support the
alteration...
July 28 2009
OSHA
levies $85,360 in proposed penalties to Dehler Manufacturing for
workplace health violations. OSHA opened its
inspection in February after receiving a health hazard evaluation report
form the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
The ensuing inspection revealed hazards cited as serious which are
associated with hearing damage, lack of personal protective equipment,
potential exposore to hazardous chemicals and the lack of a hazard
communication program. Other violations address problems with the
respirator program, lack of medial evaluation and ...
July 22 2009
OSHA
proposes more than $109,000 in fines against Plattsburgh, N.Y.,
manufacturer for recurring hazards. Multina, USA
Inc., the maker or composite train seats, faces a total of $109,400 in
fines for improper storage, transfer and handling of flammable liquids,
and failure to provide workers with chemical resistant protective gloves
and hazard communication training ...
July 16 2009
OSHA
cites El Dorado Metals in Arkansas with 26 serious safety and health
violations; penalties total $69,500. The alleged
failure to protect its employees from potential safety and health
hazards has brought El Dorado Metals $69,500 in proposed penalties from
OSHA following an inspection at the company's worksite. El Dorado
Metals employs about 26 workers, 10 of whom were present at the time of
the inspection. Violations include failing to ensure employees are
not exposed to lead levels greater than the permissible exposure limit (PEL),
provide medical evaluations for employees exposed to lead levels greater
than the PEL, develop and implement a written compliance program...
July 15 2009
OSHA
cites Crucible Specialty Metals in Syracuse, N.Y., for 71 alleged
violations following crushing death of worker.
OSHA has cited Crucible Specialty Metals for 71 alleged violations
of safety and health standards following the Jan.15 death of a worker at
the company's Syracuse manufacturing plant. The employee died when he
slipped while attaching a water line to a roller mill and became caught
in the machine's rotating shafts. Safety and health hazards
identified include inadequate machine guarding, various fall,
electrical, fire, exit access, crane, personal protective equipment,
confined space and materials storage hazards, unlabeled containers of
hazardous chemicals...
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
cites Fort Edward, N.Y., paper recycler for failing to correct machine
guarding hazards.
OSHA has cited Kara Fibers Inc. of Fort Edward, N.Y., for failing to
correct hazards cited during an earlier OSHA inspection and for
additional alleged violations of workplace safety standards. The
company faces a total of $61,600 in proposed fines for machine guarding
violations and other hazards that left employees exposed to potential
amputations and burns...
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...
June 11 2009
OSHA
proposes more than $255,000 in fines against New Hampshire firearms
manufacturer for 60 safety and health hazards. OSHA
has proposed these fines for 60 alleged violations of safety and health
standards identified, including a large number of mechanical, respirator
protection, electrical, lead, fire, explosive and other hazards.
OSHA found that the company failed to guard rotating parts on drill
presses, sanding and polishing machines...
June 9 2009
OSHA
proposes $105,000 in penalties against Orlando manufacturer for
workplace safety and health violations. Three
repeat violations with $70,000 in proposed fines address hazards
associated with improperly guarded radial arm saws; radial arm saws
extending past the table edges; and a radial arm saw not returning to
its starting position when the handle was released. Nine serious
violations, carrying $35,000 in proposed penalties, address hazards
associated with hearing conservation, lockout/tagout, machine guarding,
electricity and hazard communication...
June 9 2009
OSHA
cites Huntsville, Ala., manufacturer for safety violations and $74,000
in penalties following fatality. OSHA has cited
ATI Engineered Products for safety violations following a worker's fatal
exposure to hydrogen sulfite last December. The agency is
proposing a repeat violation with a $12,500 penalty after it found the
process vessels not properly labeled...
June 9 2009
Domtar
Maine Corp. faces $107,000 in OSHA fines. OSHA
has cited paper manufacturer Domtar Maine Corp. for 29 alleged serious
violations of safety standards...
June 8 2009
OSHA
cites East Central Machine & Tool Co. of St. Clair, Mo., for safety
violations. OSHA has proposed penalties totaling
$117,900 after an accident where an employee lost two fingers in a
mechanical power press. The investigation found one alleged
willful and 11 serious violations of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act...
June 3 2009
OSHA
proposes $52,500 in penalties against manufacturing plant.
A serious violation with a $50,000 penalty is being proposed against
the company for its second repeat failure to conduct periodic and at
least annual inspections of the company's energy control procedure...
May 21 2009
OSHA
cites Sulzer Metco Coating with 23 violations and fines after a worker
fatality. OSHA began its investigation following
the death of a worker who was pulled into a large piece of lathe
machinery that did not have proper guarding. Other serious
violations included blocked or locked exit routes; lack of proper fire
protection equipment and training; inadequate fork truck training;
improper storage of compressed gas cylinders; lack of a hazard
communication program; exposure to noise...
May 12 2009
OSHA
cites Cambridge, Mass., contractor after workers overcome at Newton,
Mass., worksite. OSHA has proposed $71,000 in
penalties for alleged willful and serious violations of safety and
health standards after three of its employees were overcome by lack of
oxygen...
April 30 2009
OSHA
cites stamping company for alleged safety and health violations
following worker injury in Grapevine, Texas. OSHA
has proposed penalties totaling $99,000 after an employee's hand was
crushed while operating a 75-ton mechanical power press...
April 24 2009
OSHA
proposes more than $40,000 in fines against rubber products
manufacturer. OSHA has cited F&B Rubberized
Inc. of New Bedford, Mass., for 34 alleged violations of safety and
health standards at its Washburn Street plant. The rubber products
manufacturer faces $44,250 in proposed fines for mechanical, electrical,
burn, and and other hazards found during OSHA inspections initiated in
November 2008...
April 14 2009
OSHA
fines Kohl's for workplace safety and health hazards at two Pennsylvania
stores. OSHA has cited Kohl's department stores
in Yardley and Whitehall, Pa., for workplace safety and health hazards,
proposing $79,000 in penalties. Violations include failure to
adequately train employees on the use of fire extinguishers, failure to
maintain exit routes and were free and unobstructed, and improperly
storing materials that inhibited employees from freely exiting the
facility, including the work space around the electrical equipment...
April 13 2009
OSHA
proposes $61,000 in fines against Newburgh, N.Y., employer for 37 safety
and health hazards. The U.S. Department of
Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited
Concept Packaging Inc. of Newburgh, N.Y., for 37 alleged violations of
safety and health standards at its Dupont Avenue plant.
"These citations encompass a cross-section of flammable,
electrical, machine guarding and exit access hazards as well as
inadequate personal protective equipment, hazard communication and
powered industrial truck training,"...
March 18 2009
OSHA
proposes nearly $110,000 in fines against Wyman Gordon Co. for hazards
at Grafton, Mass. plant. The metal forgings
manufacturer faces $109,500 in proposed fines following two OSHA
inspections that identified 29 alleged serious violations of safety
standards...
March 11 2009
OSHA
cites South Bay's Florida Crystals Corp. with 15 safety violations and
proposes $66,500 in penalties. The agency has
cited this production facility after uncovering 15 violations of OSHA
standards. The inspection began last September in response to
OSHA'S National Emphasis Program on combustible dust. Violations
include: management's failure to keep the workplace free of
accumulations of combustible dust; a locked fire exit door; failure to
provide machine guards on equipment; not enforcing the sue of seatbelts
at the jobsite; not developing lockout/tagout procedures on packaging
machines to prevent accidental machinery start-up; using a defective
powered industrial truck; exposing employees to electrical hazards;
using high pressure compressed air for cleaning purposes; failure to
maintain separate injury logs for each of its establishments...
March 11 2009
OSHA
cites Thomson, Ga., automotive parts supplier, H P Pelzer, with $135,000
in proposed penalties. The agency is proposing
$135,000 in penalties for multiple violations, including: allowing
combustible dust to accumulate; not protecting employees from noise
hazards; exposing employees to an airborne concentration of
formaldehyde; using high pressure compressed air to clean equipment
resulting in clouds of resin dust; exposing employees to high
concentrations of airborne particulates...
March 9 2009
OSHA
proposes more than $293,000 in penalties against Phenix Lumber Co. for
safety and health violations. The company's
failure to correct previous violations alone result in more than
$202,500 in fines. Citations include the company's failure to
obtain audiograms for employees exposed to noise hazards, not
implementing specific lockout/tagout procedures to prevent accidental
start-up of machinery and three instances where machine guards had not
been installed in a timely manner. In addition, health violations
were found related to poor housekeeping of combustible dust, lack of
safety signs, lack of safety equipment, and using incorrect electrical
and forklift equipment...
February 25 2009
OSHA
proposes $273,000 in fines against Jamestown, N.Y., employer for lack of
asbestos safeguards Blackstone Business
Enterprises Inc. has been cited for 18 violations of OSHA standards for
failing to protect contract employees against asbestos hazards.
The sheet metal and structural steel fabricator failed to provide
required safeguards for temporary employees who were hire to remove
asbestos-containing insulation from steam pipes at the company's
Blackstone Avenue plant...
February 24 2009
OSHA
proposes more than $192,000 in penalties after inspecting NTN-Bower's
Hamilton, Ala., plant. OSHA is proposing
$192,350 in penalties after an inspection at NTN-Bower's manufacturing
plant in Hamilton, Ala., revealed 36 safety and health violations.
Citations include a lack of enforcement of the company's lockout/tagout
procedures to prevent accidental start-up of machinery, inadequacies in
training employees, deficiencies in clothing and equipment needed for
fighting fires, inadequate and missing of machine guards, inadequate
labeling of chemicals and electrical deficiencies...
February 23 2009
OSHA
cites Schenectady, N.Y., employer for confined space hazards following
employee death. Precision Industrial Maintenance
Inc has been cited after an employee was fatally overcome by vapors
while inside a tanker truck. OSHA hast issued the company one
willful citation, with a $35,000 proposed fine, for not providing
employees with confined space rescue training at least every 12 months ...
February 9 2009
OSHA
fines distribution center in Edison, N.J., for workplace safety and
health violations. OSHA has cited O.C.E.
Warehouse and Distribution Center for multiple safety and health
violations in response to allegations that the facility's fire exits and
aisles were blocked and that unsecured merchandise was being stored on
racks. Violations include: failure to continuously maintain
exit routes free of obstructions or impediments; storing materials in
damaged racks; failure to properly identify exit doors, supply employees
with personal protective equipment, remove defective forklift trucks,
provide adequate training...
January 30 2009
OSHA
cites eastern Connecticut paper mill for widespread safety hazards.
The company faces $323,000 in proposed fines following a
comprehensive OSHA inspection begun in July in response to employee
complaints. Specific conditions identified during the inspection
included unguarded machinery; unguarded floor openings; damaged ladders;
lack of fall protection; uninspected or inadequately maintained fire
extinguishers; deficiencies involving respirators, fork trucks, propane
tanks, electrical safety, hazardous energy control, hazard
communication, and work in confined spaces....
January 23 2009
Rockingham
County, N.H., employer faces $44,500 in fines from U.S. Department of
Labor's OSHA. OSHA has cited A.P. Dailey Custom
Laminating Inc. of Windham, N.H., for 34 alleged serious violations of
workplace safety and health standards. The manufacturer of kitchen
cabinets and countertops faces these proposed fines as a result of
inspections prompted by an accident in which an employee lost two
fingers while operating an unguarded saw....
January 13 2009
OSHA
issues 35 serious, repeat and other citations to Oxford, Mass., concrete
products manufacturer. Flagg-Palmer Precast Inc.
faces nearly $77,000 in fines for 35 alleged repeat, serious and other
than serious violations of workplace health and safety standards at its
Oxford, Mass., manufacturing plant....
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