Manufacturing Industry News

OSHA Guidance and Emphasis Programs for Manufacturing

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
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. Over the past 15 years, a number of industries have experienced serious dust explosions, causing loss of life and injuries, as well as property damage...

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 the lung disease silicosis...

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 ...

April 29 2009
OSHA announces rulemaking on combustible dust hazards. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is initiating a comprehensive rulemaking on combustible dust...

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 OSHA today announced a new National Emphasis Program to target worksites where employees are at risk for developing silicosis. "Exposure to silica threatens nearly two million American employees annually" said...

Recent OSHA Citations related to Manufacturing

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 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....

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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