Sept. 30, 2015 Laundry company continues to jeopardize employee safety after worker death at New York facility in 2011 More than $305K in proposed fines for Prestige Industries’ Paterson, New Jersey, location PATERSON, N.J. – One of the region’s largest commercial laundry companies continues to expose its employees to the same workplace hazards that contributed …
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Dollar General Corp. exposes employees to workplace safety and health hazards
U.S. Department of Labor | Sept. 28, 2015 Dollar General Corp. exposes employees to workplace safety and health hazards at stores in Boone and Harrison counties Company fined $169K following OSHA investigation Employer name: Dollar General Corp., headquartered at 100 Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville, Tennessee. The two inspected stores are located at 421 Main Street in …
Woman has 2 fingers amputated while operating mechanical power press
U.S. Department of Labor | Sept. 28, 2015 Woman has 2 fingers amputated while operating mechanical power press for first time at Homerville, Georgia, manufacturing facility Employer cited previously for machine guarding violations HOMERVILLE, Ga. – A 33-year-old woman had two fingers amputated as she used a mechanical power press for the first time without …
Employees exposed to dangerous workplace hazards at Pennsauken aluminum services plant
Sept. 23, 2015 Employees exposed to dangerous workplace hazards at Pennsauken aluminum services plant; company fined $308K OSHA’s investigation found 44 safety violations, including one willful Employer name: Aluminum Shapes LLC, 9000 River Road, Delair, New Jersey. Citations issued: On Sept. 21, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company for one willful, …
Judge Throws Out OSHA Fine in Fatal Back-Over Case
There’s no question that a dump truck that ran over and killed a worker at a construction site had a working back-up alarm on the day of the fatality. But OSHA questioned whether the alarm was loud enough for the worker to hear it. Now, a judge has weighed in. On July 16, 2013, a …
Bad News from BLS: Several Industries Experiencing Higher Rates of Occupational Fatalities
A preliminary total of 4,679 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2014, an increase of two percent over the revised count of 4,585 fatal work injuries in 2013, according to results from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Three industries/occupations – …
Worker Loses Thumb While Inspector was Present: OSHA Fines Company $119K
Can you think of a worse scenario? Part of a worker’s thumb was cut off while an OSHA inspector was onsite. As a result, OSHA has cited Stampcoat Inc., dba El Paso Tool & Die, in El Paso, TX, for 33 violations (32serious) and $119,000 in fines following finger amputations suffered by two workers. An unguarded …
New Efforts to Send Managers to Jail for Workplace Fatalities
“The Administration and many of its allies really do want to put employers in jail.” That’s according to a prominent attorney specializing in workplace safety compliance. Howard Mavity, a Fisher & Phillips partner, says in a blog post that he and fellow F&P partner Edwin Foulke, head of OSHA from 2006 to 2008, were struck …
OSHA cites US Postal Service in Greenville, SC for falls and other hazards
U.S. Department of Labor | Sept. 17, 2015 OSHA cites US Postal Service in Greenville, SC for falls and other hazards Willful and serious violations total nearly $80K in fines Employer name: U.S. Postal Service, 204 Fairforest Way, Greenville, South Carolina 29607 Citations issued: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued one willful and two …