OSHA News

American Masonry in Chicago Cited for Exposing Workers to Lead Dust

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 …

Missouri Company Cited Following Fatality at Joplin Site

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 …

Texas Company Hit with $161K Fine for Safety Violations

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 …

AIG Introduces OSHA Assist for Construction Clients

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 …

Texas Manufacturer Faces $64K Fine for Workplace Hazards

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 …

Corrosion Linked To 2011 Chevron Refinery Fire in California

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 …

Southern California Worker Dies in Tuna Plant Oven

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, …

Wyo. OSHA Seeks Additional Fines Against Sinclair

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 …

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

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 …

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

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 …