March 9, 2016

OSHA inspectors find prison workers at two West Virginia federal facilities still lack safety gloves to prevent sharps-related hazards

Employers:  U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Correctional Center Hazelton

U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Correctional Institution McDowell

Inspection sites:  Hazelton FCC, 1640 Sky View Drive, Bruceton Mills, West Virginia

McDowell FCI, 101 Federal Drive, Welch, West Virginia

March 9, 2016

US Labor Department sues after Pennsylvania duct manufacturer fires two employees for identifying, documenting machine hazards

MONTGOMERYVILLE, Pa. – On July 11, 2014, a worker at Lloyd Industries’ Montgomeryville plant suffered the amputation of three fingers after a machine without safety guards crushed his hand. The company, a leading manufacturer of fire dampers and HVAC products, fired him immediately after the incident.

March 8, 2016

OSHA finds wood floor designs used for concrete led to collapse, contractor’s death at restaurant reconstruction project

KILN, Miss. – When followed, safety standards save lives and painful injuries. In the construction industry, ignoring them can lead to disaster as it did for 54-year-old Gary Berthelot.

March 8, 2016

Worker suffers severe injury when hand is caught in machine at Ohio corrugated packaging company

Employer name: Safeway Packaging Inc.

Inspection site: 300 White Mountain Drive, New Bremen, Ohio

Citations issued: March 3, 2016

Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Toledo Area Office cited Safeway Packaging Inc. for two repeated and three serious safety violations.

March 7, 2016

US Department of Labor sues Lear Corp., three managers who retaliated after employees raised safety concerns at Selma foam manufacturer

MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against Lear Corp., doing business as Renosol Seating LLC, and three of its managers for suspending and terminating employees who reported workplace hazards in violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

March 7, 2016

Mega Construction continues to expose workers to dangerous fall hazards at Daphne, Alabama, subdivisions; OSHA proposes more than $92K in fines

Employer name: Mega Construction Co. Inc.

Inspection site: 24543 Alex Court, Daphne, Alabama 36526
10650 Ahern Drive, Daphne, Alabama 36526

Citations issued: Citations were issued to the employer on March 4, 2016.

March 4, 2016

OSHA, Waubonsee Community College sponsor worker safety, health conference on March 16, in Sugar Grove, Illinois

Who: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Aurora office
Waubonsee Community College

What: OSHA Safety Day Training Conference

When: Wednesday, March 16, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. CDT

Where: Waubonsee Community College
Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL

March 3, 2016

OSHA finds Jake Rieger Farms wrongfully terminated driver who refused to operate truck that violated Iowa law; owes $55K in wages, damages

FALLS CITY, Neb. – A truck driver fired for refusing to drive a company vehicle pulled from service by the Iowa Department of Transportation is owed $55,000 in back wages, damages and compensation from his employer, the finding of a U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation.

March 2, 2016

OSHA investigation finds St. Marys’ manufacturer willfully exposed employees to dangerous machine hazards

Employer name: P/M National Inc., 201 Grotzinger Road, St. Marys, Pennsylvania

Citations issued: On Feb. 27, 2016, The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations for one willful and five serious violations.

March 1, 2016

Morris County contractor created worker safety hazards that led to hangar collapse at Newark Liberty International Airport

Employer name: Catanzaro & Sons Enterprise, doing business as CATCO Demolition Services
10 Gregory Drive, Montville, New Jersey

Site: Newark Liberty International Airport, 14 Brewster Road, Newark, New Jersey

Citations issued: On Feb. 24, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Parsippany Area Office issued a citation for one willful violation.

February 29, 2016

OSHA cites auto parts maker for forklift, machine hazards at Oregon, Ohio, plants after complaints of unsafe working conditions

Employer name: Autoneum North America Inc.

Inspection site: 1150 N Wynn Road, and 4131 Spartan Drive, Oregon, Ohio

Citations issued: Feb. 25, 2016

Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Toledo Area Office cited Autoneum North America for one repeat and five serious safety violations.

February 29, 2016

Worker’s severe saw injury prompts OSHA investigation that uncovers more than a dozen safety hazards at Augusta meat processing plant

Employer name: FPL Food LLC

Investigation site: 1301 New Savannah Road, Augusta, Georgia 30901

Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the employer on Feb. 26 for 15 serious safety violations.

February 29, 2016

OSHA cites Sharpe Holdings in death of worker at Missouri dairy farm

LA BELLE, Mo. – For the third time since 2012, federal investigators have cited Sharpe Holdings in the death of an employee. The most recent casualty was a 51-year-old equipment operator, who suffered serious head injuries after was ejected from the rear of a van on Sept. 26, 2015. He died the following day.

February 29, 2016

OSHA continues focus on protecting workers from struck-by vehicle hazards at job sites in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Just before Thanksgiving, a waste hauling truck struck and killed a 47-year-old worker in a construction work zone near Higginsville. Since 2012, he was one of 35 workers in three Midwestern states that federal safety and health inspectors determined whose death resulted from fatal struck-by vehicle hazards.

February 26, 2016

Employees at Connecticut steel foundry exposed to electrical, chemical, mechanical and fire hazards and lack of protective equipment

HARTFORD, Conn.  – Employees at PCC Structurals-Groton faced the risk of chemical burns, fire, lacerations, amputations, electric shock and other injuries, inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration have found.

February 25, 2016

OSHA cites employer for exposing Houston workers to amputation and fire hazards

Employer name: Machinery Maintenance Rebuilders Inc., Houston, Texas

Inspection Site: 6927 Brittmoore Road, Houston

Citations issued: Feb. 24, 2016

February 25, 2016

OSHA finds Middlesex contractor exposed workers to fall hazards after investigation of roofer’s death at Parsippany jobsite

Employers name:  S&S Roofing Inc., 2 Self Blvd., Carteret, New Jersey 

Inspection site: 71 Walsh Drive, Parsippany, New Jersey

Citations issued: On Feb. 17, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations for one repeat and three serious violations.

February 24, 2016

Service technician hospitalized after toxic chemical exposure at Ohio hazardous waste incineration facility

CLEVELAND ‒ Federal inspectors found toxic exposure to aniline that sent a 56-year-old service technician to the hospital occurred because adequate safeguards were not in place. 

February 24, 2016

Connecticut aircraft engine repair station employees exposed to hexavalent chromium, fire hazards

Employer name:  Budney Overhaul & Repair, Ltd. Inc., specializing in the repair and overhaul of a wide variety of aviation engine and airframe components.

Inspection site:  131 New Park Drive, Berlin, Connecticut.

Investigation findings:  Responding to a complaint, OSHA inspectors found several hazards associated with the use and presence of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium in the workplace. These included:

February 24, 2016

OSHA: Saratoga County campground exposed employees to electrical hazards

Employer name:  Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. dba Alpine Lake RV Resort

Inspection site:  78 Heath Road, Corinth, New York

Investigation findings:  Employees were exposed to electrical hazards throughout the campground when they were required to work on outdoor electrical equipment. The hazards included: