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Feds Probing Indiana’s Workplace Safety Agency

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:35:30 +0000

The federal government’s workplace safety agency is investigating its Indiana counterpart – a department that documents indicate is trying to boost its inspections without hiring new staffers. The Indianapolis Star, which obtained those documents, reported that they show the Indiana …

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Research Panel Recommends Steps to Help Mine Workers Escape in Emergencies

Vicki Smith — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:18:19 +0000

Federal regulators and safety officials should consider requiring more backup air supplies and work to develop better breathing devices that would help the nation’s coal miners escape underground emergencies, a panel of experts said in a new report. The report …

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Ohio Metal Stamping Plant Hit with 21 OSHA Citations

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:32:11 +0000

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it has issued 21 health and safety citations against a northern Ohio metal stamping company that produces automotive parts after a complaint that a worker’s finger was amputated by an unguarded press …

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OSHA Orders Norfolk Southern to Pay 3 Workers

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:59:40 +0000

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Norfolk, Va.-based Norfolk Southern Corp. to pay more than $1 million to three workers who were fired after they reported on-the-job injuries. The order stems from investigations by OSHA that found the …

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OSHA Finds 58 Violations At Hoover Dam Near Vegas

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:45:25 +0000

The federal agency operating Hoover Dam must correct 58 health and safety violations that investigators found in recent inspections at the massive Colorado River water retention and hydroelectric power plant east of Las Vegas. Inspectors for the federal Occupational Safety …

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Harmful Contaminants at Sandy Cleanup Sites Still Within Permissible Limits

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:59:15 +0000

The levels of harmful contaminants at Superstorm Sandy cleanup sites in New York and New Jersey have so far not exceeded federal workplace exposure limits, officials said Wednesday, Jan. 9. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration tested dozens of cleanup …

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OSHA Cites Postal Service in Missouri Carrier’s Death

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:15:00 +0000

Federal regulators have proposed a $70,000 fine against the U.S. Postal Service in the death of a mail carrier who had complained about feeling ill from the heat. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the fine in the July …

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Texas Food Processing Companies Fined $134K for Alleged Safety Violations

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:43:44 +0000

Two Fort Worth, Texas-based companies have been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for multiple serious safety and health violations. Penalties total $134,000 collectively. Five Star Custom Foods Ltd. was cited for 25 serious …

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Cargill Meat Solutions Fined $114K for Workplace Hazards

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:43:35 +0000

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. with three safety violations for failing to protect workers from unexpected start-up of machines at its Beardstown, Ill., pork processing facility. Proposed penalties total …

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Texas Energy Services Company Fined $246K for Safety Violations

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:11:42 +0000

U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Vann Energy Services LLC in Nixon, Texas, with 13 safety and health violations including two willful and three repeat for exposing workers to flash fires and other hazards. Proposed …

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American Masonry in Chicago Cited for Exposing Workers to Lead Dust

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:45:37 +0000

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Waclaw Cilulko, doing business as American Masonry Inc., for seven alleged willful health violations of OSHA’s lead standards. Proposed penalties total $196,000. An inspection of a commercial building …

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Missouri Company Cited Following Fatality at Joplin Site

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:22:29 +0000

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited utility company Missouri American Water for two willful safety violations following the May 16, 2012, death of a worker. Proposed penalties total $140,000. The worker suffered fatal injuries …

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Texas Company Hit with $161K Fine for Safety Violations

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:13:01 +0000

Williams & Davis Boilers Inc.in Hutchins, Texas, has been cited for repeat, willful and serious safety hazards violations and fined $131,670, federal regulators say. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the company with nine …

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AIG Introduces OSHA Assist for Construction Clients

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:47:53 +0000

American International Group, Inc. has introduced OSHA Counsel Assist (OSHA Assist), an enhancement to general liability programs for construction clients that provides policyholders with legal support and additional limits if a work place injury or death results in an investigation …

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Texas Manufacturer Faces $64K Fine for Workplace Hazards

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:26:35 +0000

A Belton, Texas-based cabinet manufacturer has been cited by federal regulators for safety violations in the workplace and faces a fine of $64,800. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Carmen Creative Cabinets LLC with 32 …

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Corrosion Linked To 2011 Chevron Refinery Fire in California

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:12:48 +0000

Corrosion that went unchecked – the suspected cause of a fire at Chevron Corp.’s Richmond, Calif. refinery in August – has been linked to a fire at the plant in October 2011, the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting. According to state …

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Southern California Worker Dies in Tuna Plant Oven

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:37:23 +0000

A worker died in an oven on Thursday at a Southern California plant that produces Bumble Bee tuna. Jose Melena, 62, was cooked to death in a steam oven at the Bumble Bee Foods processing plant in Santa Fe Springs, …

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Wyo. OSHA Seeks Additional Fines Against Sinclair

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:09:46 +0000

Wyoming’s state workplace safety agency is seeking another $155,000 in fines against Sinclair Oil, this time for a refinery fire that injured four workers in early May. The May 8 fire at the Sinclair Refinery in south-central Wyoming was the …

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ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems Fined $172K for Hazards at Texas Site

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 05:09:40 +0000

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems Inc. with 28 serious safety violations at its Fort Worth, Texas, work site for exposing workers to “struck-by,” fall, amputation and shock hazards while they …

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Texas’ 99 Cent Stores Fined $121K for Safety Violations

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:48:45 +0000

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Commerce, Calif.-based 99 Cent Only Stores Texas Inc. with 19 serious safety and health violations at the company’s Houston distribution center. Proposed penalties total $121,000. The alleged violations …

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Navy Cited By OSHA For Mishandling Toxic Materials

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:14:17 +0000

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the Navy has violated worker safety standards at an aircraft hangar in Southern California that exposed workers to toxic materials such as lead, cadmium and beryllium. OSHA on Thursday …

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OSHA Cites Louisiana Gas Plant after Blast Left 1 Hurt

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:32:17 +0000

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Plains Gas Solutions LLC in Eunice, La. following a February explosion and fire that left a worker severely burned. Proposed penalties total $111, 000. OSHA on Aug. 29 …

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Central Indiana Glass Plant Faces $453K in Safety Fines

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:35:31 +0000

A central Indiana glass factory faces what the state workplace safety agency calls a record $453,000 in fines for violations that weren’t corrected after a worker’s death nearly two years ago. The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration imposed the …

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Report: OSHA Fines Maine Company in Worker’s Death

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:12:10 +0000

A news report says an Augusta, Maine, construction company has been cited for violations and fined in the death of an employee after a house collapsed. Morning Sentinel reports that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Kennebec Home Improvements …

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Ohio Manufacturer Fined for Safety Violations, Amputation Hazards

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:41:16 +0000

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Hebco Products Inc. in Bucyrus, Ohio, with 14 safety violations, including two repeat violations for failing to guard machines to prevent amputation injuries as well as document and …

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S.J. Louis Construction of Texas Cited for Safety Violations

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:36:17 +0000

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited S.J. Louis Construction of Texas Ltd. with one serious and one repeat safety violation for exposing workers to trenching and excavation hazards at a job site in Hurst …

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Fines, Penalties, Back Wages Add Up for Louisiana Seafood Company

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:43:06 +0000

A Louisiana seafood company is facing nearly $250,000 in fines, penalties and back wages for exposing workers to hazards and underpaying employees. The U.S. Department of Labor issued findings from investigations of C.J.’s Seafood Inc. in Breaux Bridge. The department’s …

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Pennsylvania Firm Fined $117K for Safety Violations at Houston Plant

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:10:29 +0000

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited King of Prussia, Pa.-based Arkema Inc. with 12 serious, one repeat and one other-than-serious violations for exposing workers to multiple safety hazards while producing organic chemicals at the …

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Federal Regulators Settle Whistleblower Case with Texas-Based Pilgrim’s Pride

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:02:18 +0000

The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a settlement agreement with Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. in Mount Pleasant, Texas, to resolve allegations that the company terminated an employee who raised environmental complaints, in violation of the whistleblower provision of the …

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OSHA Targets West Virginia Construction Worksites

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:28:05 +0000

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is launching what it calls a “no-notice” campaign in West Virginia this summer in hopes of reducing construction injuries and deaths. The “Construction Incident Prevention Initiative” will focus enforcement efforts on construction sites …

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