BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Widespread machine guarding and lockout/tagout hazards at a North Haven, Conn., manufacturer of small firearms has resulted in $42,850 in proposed fines from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The Marlin Firearms Co. has been cited for a total of 24 alleged serious and other-than-serious violations of …
ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing $379,800 in penalties against Mar-Jac Poultry Inc. for safety and health violations at its Gainesville, Ga., facility. The company is being cited with four willful violations with a proposed penalty of $252,000 for failing to update its hazard analysis in …
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Union Drilling Inc. for alleged workplace safety and health violations found at a New Salem, Pa., worksite. Penalties proposed total $54,600. OSHA initiated its investigation on May 18 as part of its local emphasis program on oil and gas …
TAMAQUA, Pa. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Trans Western Polymers Inc. for workplace safety and health violations with proposed fines totaling $49,500. As a result of an investigation, the company was cited a willful citation with a penalty of $49,500 for points of operation not being …
OSHA proposes $115,000 in penalties against Hollywood, Fla., contractor for safety and health violations Penalties follow inspection of Miami construction site FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $115,000 in penalties against John Moriarty & Associates of Florida Inc. (JMAF) for two alleged willful and …
OSHA proposes more than $77,000 in fines against Sodexho Inc. for safety and health hazards at Buffalo, N.Y., industrial laundry BUFFALO, N.Y. — Inadequate employee safeguards at a Buffalo, N.Y., industrial laundry have resulted in a total of $77,125 in proposed fines from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Sodexho …
Fairport, N.Y., ice plant faces $90,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for process safety management, fork truck and exit access hazards BUFFALO, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Arctic Glacier Inc. of Fairport, N.Y., for 20 alleged serious violations of OSHA health and safety standards. …
U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA proposes more than $94,000 in penalties following inspection of construction trench in Atlanta ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $94,250 in penalties for seven safety violations after inspecting an Atlanta worksite on Fulton Industrial Boulevard where employees of two construction contractors …
U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA cites Marion, Ohio, company for workplace safety and health violations MARION, Ohio — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $169,200 in fines against a beryllium/copper foundry in Marion, for willful and serious violations of federal workplace safety and health regulations. OSHA opened its …
