The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited two Massachusetts contractors for alleged violations of safety standards at a Concord construction site and proposed combined penalties totaling $120,200. OSHA’s inspection of a McDonald’s restaurant construction site at 117 Loudon Road found employees of Shawnlee Construction, a Plainville, Mass., roofing contractor, …
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Monro Muffler Brake Inc. faces $107,000 in fines for exit access, fall, compressed gas storage and other hazards
Locked fire exits, exposure to 8-foot falls, improper storage of compressed gas cylinders and other hazards at the Monro Muffler Brake Inc. store in Glastonbury, Conn., have resulted in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citing the company with $107,000 in proposed fines. In response to an employee complaint, OSHA …
OSHA cites Fort Richardson facility for unsafe working conditions
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has alleged serious safety violations and seven repeat violations at Fort Richardson’s Directorate of Public Works near Anchorage, Alaska. OSHA’s inspection found alleged serious violations involving: lack of forklift training; improper grinding wheel maintenance; lack of inspection on high voltage poles; lack of assessment …
OSHA cites United Airlines at O’Hare International Airport for numerous workplace safety violations
OSHA cites United Airlines at O’Hare International Airport for numerous workplace safety violations Federal action proposes $215,500 in penalties CHICAGO — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $215,500 in fines against United Airlines Inc. in Chicago for alleged multiple serious and repeat violations of federal workplace safety standards. …
OSHA proposes $115,000 in penalties against FL contractor for safety and health violations
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 $77,000+ fines against Sodexo Inc. for safety and health hazards at industrial laundry
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
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. …
OSHA proposes more than $94,000 in penalties of trench in Atlanta
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 …
OSHA fines a North Little Rock, Ark., $79,000 for trenching and excavation hazards
U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA fines Voegele Mechanical Contractors in North Little Rock, Ark., $79,000 for trenching and excavation hazards NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a North Little Rock, Ark. facility, with proposed penalties totaling $79,000 for allegedly failing to protect employees …