July 9, 2015

OSHA News Release: Auto parts manufacturer ignores safety hazards, worker loses fingertip [07/09/2015]

CAROL STREAM, Ill. — An auto parts manufacturer's decision to ignore machine safety procedures led to the loss of a 58-year-old worker's fingertip, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors have determined.

OSHA inspected FIC America Corp. in January at its Carol Stream location after the employee suffered the fingertip amputation while servicing a machine. The agency cited the company on July 1, for one repeated, nine serious and one other-than-serious safety violation. Proposed penalties total $89,000.

July 6, 2015

OSHA News Brief: OSHA finds Alabama plastic manufacturer exposes workers to amputation, fall and electrical hazards [07/06/2015]

Employer name: HB&G Building Products Inc.

Inspection site: 1015 Brundidge Boulevard, Troy, Alabama 36081

Date citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the employer on June 29, 2015. The inspection was initiated in March 2015, as part of the agency's Site Specific Targeting Program.

July 6, 2015

OSHA News Release: More employee protections against workplace violence, thanks to changes at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center [07/06/2015]

NEW YORK — Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in New York has agreed to implement and maintain a comprehensive program to safeguard its employees better against assaults and other on-the-job violence after a patient assaulted a nurse at the Brooklyn facility in 2014.

July 2, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Burlington County general contractor repeatedly exposed construction workers to fall hazards [07/02/2015]

OSHA fines New Homes Construction Inc. $40,480

Employer Name and Location: New Homes Construction Inc. is a general contractor located at 739 Bordentown Road in Burlington, New Jersey. The investigation was conducted at Wildflowers at Medford, an active adult community at 12 Montclaire Road, Lot 19, in Medford, New Jersey.

July 2, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Furniture plant workers repeatedly exposed to safety and health hazards in Northern New Jersey [07/02/2015]

OSHA fines 2 employers more than $196K

Employers' names: The investigation was conducted at Sterling Seating Inc.'s furniture manufacturing plant at 9 Porete Avenue in North Arlington, New Jersey. On Target Staffing LLC, a staffing company that provided laborers for Sterling, is located at 258 Clifton Avenue in Newark, New Jersey.

July 2, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Cold storage warehouse fails to protect workers from hazardous gas exposure [07/02/2015]

Employer name: Valley International Cold Storage LLC

Location: Harlingen, Texas

July 1, 2015

OSHA News Release: Corizon Health Inc. implementing changes to reduce workplace violence hazards for employees at its locations [07/01/2015]

NEW YORK — Corizon Health Inc., which provides medical, dental and mental-health services to inmates at correctional facilities nationwide, including the Rikers Island facility in New York City, will implement changes to reduce workplace violence hazards for employees at its locations.

July 1, 2015

OSHA News Release: Judge affirms OSHA findings in 2012 death of health care coordinator killed by mentally ill client with violent criminal history [07/01/2015]

TAMPA, Fla. — After the horrific murder of a Florida health care worker in 2012, an administrative law judge affirmed in June that her employer failed to protect her from workplace violence.

July 1, 2015

OSHA News Release: Machinist needs several surgeries after catching hand in machine; Kemper Valve & Fittings ignores safety rules [07/01/2015]

ISLAND LAKE, Ill. — A 32-year-old machinist suffered serious injuries to his left arm caused when his hand was caught and he was pulled into a machine on which his employer had bypassed safety devices designed to prevent such injuries. The worker has endured several surgeries and rehabilitation to repair his broken bones.

June 30, 2015

OSHA News Release: Storage system manufacturer's safety failures cause 2 workers to suffer amputations in 2 incidents in three months [06/30/2015]

MONROE, Ga. — A Georgia storage system manufacturer could have prevented debilitating injuries to two of its workers — each of whom suffered the loss of a finger in separate workplace incidents — if the employer followed safety standards and provided the proper protection on equipment.

June 29, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Chicago metal shop exposes workers to machine hazards [06/29/2015]

Employer name: Midwest Manufacturing and Distributing Inc., doing business as Midwest Metal Forming

Investigation site: 6025 N. Keystone Chicago, Illinois

June 29, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Complaint inspection finds workers exposed to amputation hazards at Cleveland Die & Manufacturing Company [06/29/2015]

Employer name: Cleveland Die & Manufacturing Company

Investigation site: 20303 1st Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio

June 25, 2015

OSHA News Release: OSHA adds key hazards for investigators' focus in healthcare inspections [06/25/2015]

WASHINGTON — Targeting some of the most common causes of workplace injury and illness in the healthcare industry, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the agency is expanding its use of enforcement resources in hospitals and nursing homes to focus on: musculoskeletal disorders related to patient or resident handling; bloodborne pathogens; workplace violence; tuberculosis and slips, trips and falls.

June 24, 2015

OSHA News Brief: GP Roofing & Construction LLC, management held in contempt of court for failing to comply with OSHA safety standards [06/24/2015]

Date of action: June 23, 2015

Type of action: Hearing

Names of defendants: Guillermo Perez and Elma Maldonado, president and vice president of GP Roofing & Construction, LLC, based in Palm Coast, Florida.

June 23, 2015

OSHA News Brief: OSHA reminds greater Baltimore-area employers to protect workers from heat illness [06/23/2015]

BALTIMORE — With sweltering temperatures impacting the greater Baltimore area today, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers to protect their workers from heat illness.

June 23, 2015

OSHA News Brief: OSHA reminds Philadelphia-area employers to protect workers from heat illness [06/23/2015]

PHILADELPHIA — With sweltering temperatures impacting the greater Philadelphia today, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers to protect their workers from heat illness.

June 23, 2015

OSHA News Brief: OSHA reminds DC metro employers to protect workers from heat illness [06/23/2015]

WASHINGTON — With sweltering temperatures impacting the DC metro area today, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers to protect their workers from heat illness.

June 23, 2015

OSHA News Brief: OSHA reminds northern Delaware employers to protect workers from heat illness [06/23/2015]

PHILADELPHIA — With sweltering temperatures impacting northern Delaware today, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers to protect their workers from heat illness.

June 22, 2015

OSHA News Release: Delaware poultry-processing plant exposed workers to serious hazards including musculoskeletal injuries [06/22/2015]

HARBESON, Del. — Workers cutting chicken fat, bone and cartilage eight hours a day at a Delaware poultry plant are suffering musculoskeletal injuries caused by their jobs, an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found.

June 18, 2015

OSHA News Brief: OSHA cites construction company in death of heavy equipment operator [06/18/2015]

Employer name: Gehring Construction & Ready Mix Concrete Inc., Columbus, Nebraska

Investigation site: 3304 North Shore Drive Schuyler, Nebraska