Worker's complaint prompts OSHA investigation

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — In a three-month period this year, health care workers at Bergen Regional Medical Center LP in Paramus were victims of violent patients in eight incidents, including one in which a nurse suffered a laceration and bruises attempting to stop an attack on a patient.

Employers' names: Hensel Phelps Construction Co. and CVI Development LLC

Citations issued: Sept. 3, 2015

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded $10.5 million in one-year federal safety and health training grants to 80 nonprofit organizations across the nation for education and training programs to help high-risk workers and their employers recognize serious workplace hazards, implement injury prevention measures and understand their rights and responsibilities.

OSHA says pinsetter at Galaxy Bowling Center lacked safety mechanisms

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A 29-year-old man working at a Brownsville bowling alley died when his shirt collar tangled in a faulty pinsetter, strangling him as the machine twisted the collar tighter.

Employer name: Allen Harim Foods LLC, a poultry processing plant located in Harbeson, Del.

Hazard Alert Letter issued: A hazard alert letter was issued on Aug. 7, 2015

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded $10.5 million in one-year federal safety and health training grants to 80 nonprofit organizations across the nation for education and training programs to help high-risk workers and their employers recognize serious workplace hazards, implement injury prevention measures and understand their rights and responsibilities.

ARLINGTON, Va. – Haulage machinery in underground coal mines – such as shuttle cars, ram cars and scoops – would have to be equipped with technology that prevents miners from becoming struck, pinned or crushed, as per a proposed rule from the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas A 29-year-old man working at a Brownsville bowling alley died when his shirt collar tangled in a faulty pinsetter, strangling him as the machine twisted the collar tighter.

Hired part-time as a mechanic, Vidal Garcia had worked at Galaxy Bowling Center for four months before the accident on March 5, 2015. He was doing maintenance on an automatic bowling pinsetter, machine that picks up and clears fallen pins and sets them for the next bowler.

Date of Action: Aug. 31, 2015

Type of Action: Complaint

Name(s) of Defendant(s): BAT Masonry Co. Inc., Wayne Booth, Gregory Booth, Melvin Hinton, John Rosser, James Joyner, Wayne Booth Revocable Trust (WB Trust), BAT Masonry Co. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust, Wayne B. Booth Investments LLC, BST Enterprises LLC, M.H. Masonry & Associates Inc., and Sheldrick, McGehee & Kohler LLC (SMK)

Employer name: Charanda of Concord Inc. and Charanda, Inc., doing business as Charanda Mexican Grill & Cantina

Investigation site: 8629 Concord Mills Boulevard, Concord, North Carolina 28027 and 1841 E. Broad Street, Statesville, North Carolina 28625

OSHA investigators find 11 safety violations at Waukesha Iron & Metal

WAUKESHA, Wis. — A 52-year-old maintenance manager died of head and neck injuries after being struck by a forklift at metal recycling facility in Waukesha. Working without head protection, the man was hoisting an oxygen cylinder onto the forklift when the accident occurred.

Employer's name: Baze Chemical Inc., headquartered in Odessa, Texas

Citations issued: Aug. 31, 2015

OSHA proposes nearly $80K in fines

Employer name: Tallahatchie Lumber and Mat Co. Inc.

Inspection findings: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the employer one willful, 22 serious and four other-than-serious safety citations. The agency initiated the investigation as part of its National Emphasis Program on Amputations.

MP Global Products faces $244K in penalties, placed in severe violator program

State: Arkansas

Type of Award: National Dislocated Worker Grant

Initial Amount Released: $740,000

Total Award Amount Approved: $2.2 million

Funding Awarded to: Arkansas Department of Workforce Services

Number of Workers Served: Approximately 111

Rule would require proximity detection devices on coal-haulage equipment underground

ARLINGTON, Va. — Haulage machinery in underground coal mines — such as shuttle cars, ram cars and scoops — would have to be equipped with technology that prevents miners from becoming struck, pinned or crushed, as per a proposed rule from the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Territory: Northern Mariana Islands

Type of Award: National Dislocated Worker Grant

Initial Amount Released: $500,000

Total Award Amount Approved: $6 million

Funding Awarded to: Northern Mariana Islands Workforce Investment Agency

Number of Workers Served: Approximately 300

Employer: DDS Conveyor, Inc.

Site: 3265 West Post Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89118

Participants: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's El Paso Area Office and the Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso.