A regulation to revise how companies report injury data to OSHA is one step closer to reality. The rule would also make companies’ injury data available online to the public. OSHA’s “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” draft final rule arrived at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on Oct. 5. The proposal …
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Young Workers Mangled then Fired by Employers After Amputations
Chicken processor Case Farms has racked up more than $1.4M in OSHA penalties in 2015 for worker safety and health violations, including several that caused a teenaged worker to suffer the amputation of his lower leg and his young co-worker to lose fingers. “A teenager’s life has been forever altered because of a devastating leg …
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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 …
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 …
Free Forklift Safety Meeting Video: Young Forklift Operator Breaks His Back
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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 …