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OSHA Guidance and Emphasis
Programs for the Solid Surface Industry
July
19 2010
Obama issues memorandum on Presidential POWER Initiative: Protecting Our
Workers and Ensuring Reemployment
July
7 2010
Whistleblowers.gov offers quick access to whistleblower protection
information
June
21 2010
OSHA to hold additional stakeholder meeting on worker injury and illness
prevention rule
June
18 2010
OSHA's severe violator enforcement directive effective June 18
June
11 2010
New OSHA training emphasizes workers rights
June
7 2010
OSHA virtual stakeholder meeting seeks input on combustible dust worker
hazards
Training
Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines
May 24 2010
OSHA
publishes proposed rulemaking to prevent injuries form slips, trips and
falls on walking-working surfaces
May 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 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 the Solid Surface Industry
September 2 2010
U.S.
Labor
Department's OSHA proposes $111,600 in fines against manufacturer for
crushing, fall, fire, mechanical and electrical hazards at plant.
September 1 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor issues fines exceeding $3 million against Whitesell
Corp. for amputation and other hazards..
September 1 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor issues fines exceeding $3 million against Whitesell
Corp. for safety and health violations. OSHA
fined Whitesell Corp. $3,071,500 for amputation and other hazards...
September 1 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Houston manufacturing company for hiding
work-related injuries and illnesses; fines exceed $1.2 million.
September 1 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Alabama automotive parts manufacturer $60,000
for machine guarding, tripping hazards and other facility issues, and
lockout/tagout program deficiencies.
August 31 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor fines Wisconsin company $369,500 in proposed
penalties for inadequate hearing conservation program, recordkeeping and
other violations.
August 30 2010
U.S.
Department of Labor cites Letart, W.Va., manufacturer for workplace
safety and health hazards. Proposed penalties
total $44,000 for 10 serious violations including inadequate hearting
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, lectrical 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 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 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
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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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
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 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 $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; 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, 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...
January 27 2010
OSHA
proposing more than $135,000 in penalties against Atlanta stone countertop
manufacturer for health hazards. Investigations
reveal exposure of workers to excess amounts of silica by not fully
implementing a respiratory protection program, failing to fully implement
a hearing conservation program and failing to establish a written hazard
communication program...
January 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 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 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....
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 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
cites Hingam, Mass., contractor for silica hazards on bridge restoration.
Crystalline silica, a basic component of soil, sand, granite and many
other minerals, can be inhaled when workers chip, cut, drill or grind
objects that contain the substance...
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 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
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 18 2009
OSHA
levies $76,500 in proposed penalties against East Sparta Ohio-based
S&N Pallets, Inc. OSHA conducted a
comprehensive safety and health inspection and found that a worker had
three fingers amputated from an unguarded sidewinder band saw. The
company was also cited for failing to ensure explosive wood dust was
removed from electrical conduit boxes, structural support beams and
other surfaces that could be an explosive hazard. Citations were
also issued for lack of proper employee equipment, training and testing
for hearing conservation, for a lack of proper electrical protective
equipment for employees working in and around electrical hazards, and
for improper accident logs...
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 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 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 exposure to hazardous chemicals and the lack of a hazard
communication program. Other violations address problems with the
respirator program, lack of medical 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 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 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...
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 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 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 24 2009
OSHA
proposes more than $192,000 in penalties after inspecting NTN-Bower's
Hamilton, Alal, 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...
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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