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 – …
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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 …
45-year-old worker loses parts of 3 fingers on table saw
Sept. 8, 2015 45-year-old worker loses parts of 3 fingers on table saw OSHA determines Material Control Systems Inc. failed to follow machine safety procedures CORDOVA, Ill. – A 45-year-old lost part of three fingers when his left hand caught in a table saw at a Cordova company that fabricates reusable shipping containers. Doctors reattached …
Recurring hazards at Wegmans in Rochester, injure 2 workers
Sept. 10, 2015 Recurring hazards at Wegmans Food Markets Inc. bakery in Rochester, New York, injure 2 workers OSHA proposes more than $188K in fines for supermarket chainBUFFALO, N.Y. – Wegmans Food Markets Inc. bills itself as an industry leader and innovator. However, recurring hazards at its 1500 Brooks Ave. store in Rochester – and …
OSHA again cites Kapco Inc. after portion of employee’s finger amputated
Aug. 4, 2015 OSHA again cites Kapco Inc. after portion of employee’s finger amputated; co-worker has similar injury in 2014 on same machine More than $207K in proposed fines for Osceola, Wisconsin, metal stamping facilityOSCEOLA, Wis. – Just one year after a worker amputated part of her right index finger on a spot welding machine …
Lauren Manufacturing ignored machine safety hazards, faces $105K in fines
July 15, 2015 Worker endures 3 surgeries after press crushes hand at seal manufacturer Lauren Manufacturing ignored machine safety hazards, faces $105K in fines NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio – A hydraulic press crushed a 62-year-old machine operator’s left hand at a seal and gasket manufacturer, resulting in multiple broken bones. The injured worker, a 15-year employee, …
Workers found to be repeatedly exposed to amputation hazards at Canton Drop Forge in Ohio
June 12, 2015 Workers found to be repeatedly exposed to amputation hazards at Canton Drop Forge in Ohio Fourth time company has been cited for lack of safety mechanisms Employer Name: Canton Drop Forge Investigation Site: 4575 Southway SW, Canton, Ohio Date investigation initiated and what prompted inspection: On April 23, the U.S. Department of …
$1 Million In OSHA Fines for a Defiant Lloyd Industries
In the last 15 years, the people who work for Lloyd Industries Inc., a southeastern Pennsylvania duct manufacturer, have left for their jobs worrying if they would return home that night missing fingers or suffering from hearing loss. Not only did their employer allow them to operate machines without guarding to protect their hands and …
Bowling Alley Worker Strangled in Pinsetter; OSHA Issues Fines
OSHA says a pinsetting machine’s operating parts were improperly exposed, and that caused the death of a bowling alley worker. David Geiger, an employee at Northwest Lanes in Fairfield, OH, was killed Nov. 5, 2014, when he was trying to retrieve a bowling ball from the lane. His hooded sweatshirt got caught in the pinsetter …