New York Plant Cited after Worker Suffers Amputation
OSHA cited Remington Arms Co., LLC, for unguarded machinery violations after a worker’s fingertip was amputated while using a metalworking machine. The company was also cited for failing to protect workers from chemical, noise, ladder, crushing, and struck-by hazards. Proposed penalties total $210,132. Read the news release for more information.
California Construction Company Fined Following Worker Fatality
California OSHA issued four citations and $65,300 in penalties to Shimmick Construction Co., Inc., and Con-Quest Contractors, Inc., after a worker was fatally struck by a falling beam. Inspectors determined that the companies failed to identify hazards from moving flat rail cars and ensure the safe travel of a rail crane. Read the news release for more information.
Florida Pet Food Manufacturer Cited for Amputation, Fall, and Other Hazards
The Higgins Group Corp. was cited for exposing workers to multiple hazards, including crushed-by, chemical, unguarded machinery, and falls through floor openings. The company faces $95,472 in penalties. For more information, read the news release.
Contractors Cited for Safety Violations Following Two Fatalities at Florida Worksite
OSHA cited two contractors – PCL Construction Services, Inc., and Universal Engineering Sciences – for safety violations after two workers suffered fatal injuries at a worksite. OSHA found that the contractors failed to properly inspect formwork, shoring, working decks, and scaffolds prior to construction. The contractors collectively received three violations totaling $157,792 in proposed penalties. Read the news release for more information.
Georgia Battery Manufacturer Cited for Lead and Other Safety Hazards
U.S. Battery Manufacturing Co. was cited for exposing workers to multiple hazards, including lead, arsenic, and unguarded machinery. The company was also cited for failing to conduct training, implement a medical surveillance program, and properly document that workers were medically removed due to exposure. OSHA proposed penalties totaling $115,594. Read the news release for more information.
Iowa OSHA Cites Manufacturing Company for Amputation Hazard
Iowa OSHA issued one repeat serious citation and $64,670 in penalties to O’Neal Manufacturing Services after a worker, who was operating an unguarded press brake, suffered an amputation. Inspectors found that the company failed to adequately guard press brakes to protect workers from contact with the machine’s points of operation. The company was cited for the same violation in 2018.
Pennsylvania Construction Company Cited for Exposing Workers to Trenching Hazards
OSHA cited Etna Construction, Inc., for exposing workers to excavation hazards at a worksite. The company was cited for failing to install protective systems inside a trench, provide a safe means of exit from the trench, ensure that workers wore hardhats, and properly guard protruding steel. The company faces penalties of $208,560. Read the news release for more information.
Texas Canned Food Company Cited after Worker Suffers Amputation
Bruce Foods Corporation faces $194,350 in penalties after a worker suffered an amputation. OSHA cited the company for 24 serious safety violations including failing to train workers in lockout/tagout procedures, inadequate machine guarding, lack of fall protection, and exposing workers to live electrical parts. For more information, read the news release.
Wisconsin Manufacturer Cited after Workers Develop Lung Disease
Nemak USA, Inc., was cited for serious health violations after three workers were diagnosed with a debilitating lung disease. The aluminum casting manufacturer failed to protect workers from exposure to airborne metalworking fluids used during machining operations and failed to evaluate respiratory hazards. Read the news release for more information.
Ohio Company Faces $1.3 Million in Penalties after Willfully Exposing Workers to Hazards
Dowa THT America Inc. was cited for exposing workers to atmospheric, thermal, electrical, and mechanical hazards while they performed maintenance inside heat-treating furnaces. The company was cited for 25 violations of confined spaces, fall, machine guarding, respiratory, chemical, and electrical safety and health standards. Dowa THT faces $1,339,596 in penalties and has been placed in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program. Read the news release
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