May 12, 2015

OSHA News Release: Workers risk serious injuries and amputations at Bellefontaine, Ohio, rubber-hose manufacturing plant [05/12/2015]

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio — A rubber-hose manufacturer in Ohio continues to put workers at risk of amputations and serious injuries by ignoring safety rules for industrial machines, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found after an October 2104 inspection.

May 12, 2015

OSHA News Release: U.S. Aqua Vac cited in death of diver in New Albany, Ohio, pond [05/12/2015]

NEW ALBANY, Ohio — When a 23-year-old diver descended to the bottom of a New Albany pond in November 2014, he thought his air supply would last during underwater work. He drowned when his air supply depleted while SCUBA diving.

May 11, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Americold Logistics facing $47,300 penalty after OSHA finds safety hazards at company's warehouse in Manchester, Pennsylvania [05/11/2015]

Employer Name and Location: Americold Logistics LLC is located at 60 Steamboat Boulevard in Manchester, Pennsylvania. The company provides temperature-controlled warehousing and logistical support to the food industry, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Date Investigation Initiated: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated an inspection on Nov. 6, 2014, in response to three complaints alleging workplace safety hazards.

May 11, 2015

OSHA News Release: Hanby Farms' workers face grain bin dangers, other hazards [05/11/2015]

NASHPORT, Ohio — It takes only 60 seconds for a worker to be submerged in flowing grain; more than half of those engulfed in grain die. Workers at Hanby Farms in Nashport were exposed to being buried in grain or overcome by noxious fumes because the company did not verify that conditions were safe before allowing employees to enter bins at the grain elevator and feed mill.

May 11, 2015

Pennsylvania duct manufacturer faces more than $1M in fines as workers suffer dozens of injuries, including crushed and amputated fingers

Lloyd Industries Inc., named severe safety violator, defies federal safety inspectors

MONTGOMERYVILLE, Pa. – Lloyd Industries Inc. manufacturers the ventilation, duct and fire safety products used at places like New York's Chrysler Building, Philadelphia International Airport, and the stadiums the New York Yankees and Baltimore Ravens call home.

May 11, 2015

OSHA News Release: OSHA cites Burnett Dairy Cooperative for failing to ensure employee's safety after man dies in a grain bin [05/11/2015]

GRANTSBURG, Wis. — For most of his adult life, a 52-year-old man avoided the dangers of working at a Grantsburg feed mill. In November 2014, he was trying to unclog a sump when he was engulfed by corn and died in a grain bin.

May 11, 2015

OSHA News Release: Pennsylvania duct manufacturer faces more than $1M in fines as workers suffer dozens of injuries, including crushed and amputated fingers [05/11/2015]

MONTGOMERYVILLE, Pa. — Lloyd Industries Inc. manufacturers the ventilation, duct and fire safety products used at places like New York's Chrysler Building, Philadelphia International Airport, and the stadiums the New York Yankees and Baltimore Ravens call home.

May 6, 2015

OSHA News Brief: DHC Contracting knowingly put workers at risk of trench collapse hazards at Guyton, Georgia work site [05/06/2015]

Employer name: James Marlowe, doing business as DHC Contracting, Statesboro, Georgia

Inspection site: At the time of the inspection, workers were installing a replacement manhole at the South Effingham Waste Water Effluent Pump Station on Hodgeville Road, Guyton, Georgia 31312

May 5, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Sabel Steel Service Inc. exposes workers to unsafe levels of lead, fall and electrical shock hazards [05/05/2015]

Employer name: Sabel Steel Service Inc.

Inspection site: 2811 Day Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36103

Date inspection initiated: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated the inspection on Nov. 4, 2014, as part of the agency's Regional Emphasis Program on Lead.

May 5, 2015

OSHA News Release: Workers found on unsafe scaffolding at fast food restaurant in Lilburn, Georgia [05/05/2015]

LILBURN, Ga. — Employers who ignore safety in search of profit put their workers at risk. This idea was apparent to safety and health inspectors as they drove by a Bojangles' restaurant under construction in Lilburn in October 2014.

May 5, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Employees of Utica, New York, steel and pipe manufacturer face laceration, crushing, exit access and fall hazards [05/05/2015]

Employer name: Pacemaker Steel & Piping Co. Inc., provider of steel, aluminum and other metals and pipe to the construction trade.

Inspection site: 501 Main St. Utica, New York 13501

May 4, 2015

OSHA News Release: Roofer's death could have been prevented with personal safety gear [05/04/2015]

KNOB NOSTER, Mo. — A 30-year-old roofer's life was cut tragically short in November 2014 after he suffered severe head trauma in a fall. A father of two young boys, the man was found unresponsive below a 32-foot extension ladder he was using to renovate a roof at a two-story building at Missouri's Whiteman Air Force Base.

May 4, 2015

Record numbers of construction workers expected to get prevention message in 2015 National Fall Safety Stand-Down

OSHA partners with thousands of businesses to save lives by preventing falls in construction

WASHINGTON Today is a day like any other. The sun rose. People went to work to build our homes, our businesses and our bridges. By day's end, not all of them will go home. Each year, hundreds of workers die and thousands more suffer serious injuries because they fell and lacked the right safety equipment or knowledge to prevent it. For constructions workers, falls are the leading cause of death.

May 4, 2015

OSHA News Release: Lack of protective equipment for Republic Steel plant electrician results in 1st and 3rd degree burns after arc flash [05/04/2015]

BUFFALO, New York — An electric technician at the Republic Steel Corp. steel manufacturing plant in Blasdell was removing wiring from a fan motor in an overhead crane on October 16, 2014, when an ungrounded electrical conductor touched a grounded surface causing an arc flash. The electric technician sustained third degree burns on her hand and first degree burns on her face.

May 4, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Mississippi's Suburban Plastics fails to correct workplace hazards following OSHA inspection [05/04/2015]

Employer name: Suburban Plastics Co.

Inspection site: 1000 Enterprise Drive, Grenada, Mississippi 38901

Date of inspection: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated a follow-up inspection on Jan. 6, 2015.

May 1, 2015

Confined spaces rule could protect nearly 800 construction workers a year from serious injuries and reduce life-threatening hazards

Construction protections now match those in manufacturing and general industry

WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a final rule to increase protections for construction workers in confined spaces.

April 30, 2015

OSHA News Release: Lack of proper safety controls leads to loss of worker's 3 fingers in metal press at stamping company, inspectors find [04/30/2015]

WELLINGTON, Ohio — The life of a 23-year-old man working at a metal stamping company was changed forever when three fingers on his right hand were crushed in a power press in January 2015.

April 30, 2015

OSHA News Brief: OSHA again cites Tip Top Roofing for failing to provide workers fall protection [04/30/2015]

Stand Down Fact Sheet

Employer name: Tip Top Roofing & Construction 2030 Coltonville Road, Sycamore, Illinois

Investigation site: 161 John Street, DeKalb, Illinois

April 30, 2015

OSHA News Brief: J&M Energy Services fined $60K for exposing workers to hazardous gas [04/30/2015]

Employer name: J&M Energy Services

Inspection Site: Odessa, Texas

Date inspection initiated and what prompted the inspection: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration began the investigation in January, as part of the agency's new reporting requirements for in-patient hospitalization of an employee.

April 30, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Workers exposed to amputation hazards at Vista Window Company [04/30/2015]

Employer name: Vista Window Company LLC.

Investigation site: 1701 Henn Parkway, Warren, Ohio

Date investigation initiated and what prompted inspection: On Oct. 22, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Cleveland office initiated an inspection at Vista Window Company LLC after receiving a complaint alleging unsafe working conditions. This was the first OSHA inspection at the Warren-based company which manufactures vinyl windows.