May 19, 2016

OSHA fines 2 Pennsylvania contractors more than $236K for again exposing employees to serious workplace dangers

Employers name:

  • Penn Stucco Systems Inc., 385 West Ridge Pike, Limerick, Pennsylvania
  • BC Stucco and Stone, 36 Marian Court, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Inspection site: 3018 West Thompson St., Philadelphia

General contractor Westrum Development Co. hired Penn Stucco Systems Inc. to complete stucco work on a building at the site location. Penn then contracted BC Stucco and Stone to provide labor for the job. 

May 18, 2016

OSHA finds safety failures allowed machine to sever 30-year-old worker’s three fingertips at Nature’s Path subsidiary in Wisconsin

SUSSEX, Wis. ‒ A rotating airlock blade severed a 30-year-old worker’s three fingertips as he cleaned the machine at a Sussex subsidiary of organic food manufacturer Nature’s Path Foods Inc., an incident federal safety investigators found could have been prevented if the machine had been powered down fully.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the subsidiary, Nature’s Path USA II LLC, for the same violation in 2012.

May 17, 2016

OSHA orders Polar Service Centers to pay $190K in back wages, damages to safety manager demoted for reporting potential DOT violation

LANSING, Ill. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Polar Service Centers to reinstate and pay $190,547 in back wages and damages to a safety manager at its Lansing facility. The action comes after a federal investigation found the commercial tank trailer company violated the whistleblower provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act.

May 16, 2016

OSHA cites Alabama pallet manufacturer putting workers at risk of machinery, electrical and other hazards

Employer name: Southeast Forest Products Inc., doing business as Southeast Pallet & Box Co.

Inspection site: 4596 Washington Ferry Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36108

May 16, 2016

Passaic distribution warehouse fined $112K for two dozen safety violations

Employer name: Oaxaca Mexican Products, 100 8th St., Passaic, New Jersey

Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations for one willful, 20 serious and three other-than-serious violations on May 3, 2016.

May 12, 2016

Excavation company ignores serious dangers again, leaves workers unprotected in underground trench to remove Naperville sewer line

Employer name: Kellenberger Plumbing & Underground, Elgin, Illinois

Inspection site: 2708 Showplace Drive, Naperville, Illinois

Citations issued: May 2, 2016

May 12, 2016

Workplace amputation at a Georgia furniture manufacturer prompts OSHA investigation that uncovers amputation, other safety hazards

Employer name: Tritter Feefer Home Collection LLC

Investigation site: 200 East Lukken Industrial Drive, LaGrange, Georgia 30240

Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the employer on May 10 for one willful and four serious safety violations.

May 12, 2016

Marion County contractor ignores fall, electrocution hazards, putting workers in serious, potentially fatal danger at Fairmount work site

Employer name: M&M Construction LLC, doing business as Michael Jones Contracting
1912 Constitution Drive, Fairmont, West Virginia

Inspection site: Locust Avenue, Fairmont, West Virginia

Citations issued:  The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued two willful and eight serious citations on April 29, 2016.

May 12, 2016

OSHA finds refrigeration warehouse lacked proper procedures for handling ammonia

Employer name: Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLC
Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin

Citations issued: May 5, 2016

Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration

May 12, 2016

OSHA cites McAllen telecommunications company for safety failures that exposed workers to various dangers

Employer name: Cinch Connectors Inc.

Inspection Site: 6900 South Bentsen Rd., McAllen, TX 

Citations issued: May 6, 2016

May 12, 2016

Lack of emergency training at Houston coffee roaster cited by OSHA in deadly gas release that asphyxiated shift supervisor

Employer name: Atlantic Coffee Industrial Solutions LLC

Inspection site: 3900 Harrisburg Blvd., Houston

Citations issued: May 11, 2016

May 11, 2016

OSHA’s final rule to ‘nudge’ employers to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a final rule to modernize injury data collection to better inform workers, employers, the public and OSHA about workplace hazards. With this new rule, OSHA is applying the insights of behavioral economics to improve workplace safety and prevent injuries and illnesses. 

May 10, 2016

Ohio ethanol production facility faces $149K in fines after inspectors find 30 safety, health violations at Coshocton facility

COSHOCTON, Ohio – An Ohio ethanol production facility faces $149,800 in federal penalties after federal inspectors found multiple violations of chemical and grain-handling standards at Three Rivers Energy LLC.

May 10, 2016

Utility, paving contractor again willfully exposes workers to dangers of unprotected work in underground trenches at Harris County project site

Employer name: Angel Brothers Enterprises Ltd.

Inspection site: 2900 Sens Road, La Porte, Texas

Citations issued: May 09, 2016

May 10, 2016

Utility, paving contractor again willfully exposes workers to dangers of unprotected work in underground trenches at Harris County project site

Employer name:        Angel Brothers Enterprises Ltd.

Inspection site:           2900 Sens Road, La Porte, Texas

Citations issued:        May 09, 2016

May 10, 2016

Utility, paving contractor again willfully exposes workers to dangers of unprotected work in underground trenches at Harris County project site Angel Brothers Enterprises cited for violations five times since 2009

Employer name:         Angel Brothers Enterprises Ltd.

Inspection site:           2900 Sens Road, La Porte, Texas

Citations issued:        May 09, 2016

May 10, 2016

Lehigh County indoor shooting range faces $135K in fines for exposing workers to willful lead, noise hazards

Employer name: Higher Ground Tactical LLC

Inspection site: 5402 Chestnut St., Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued four willful, eight serious, and two other-than-serious citations on May 3, 2016.

May 10, 2016

Complaint leads OSHA to cite Fort Worth steel fabricator with 11 violations

Employer name: Structural & Steel Products Manufacturing Ltd.

Inspection site: 3001 West Pafford St., Fort Worth, Texas

Citations issued: May 10, 2016

May 10, 2016

Lima wood pallet recycling facility exposes workers to hearing loss, electrical and amputation hazards

Employer name: Wright Pallet Inc., Lima, Ohio

Citations issued: May 2, 2016

Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration

May 9, 2016

US Labor Department announces availability of $4.6M in Susan Harwood safety and health training grants

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced today the availability of a total of $4.6 million in funds in the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.