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Compensation Ordered for UPS Driver
OSHA said UPS violated the Surface Transporation Assistance Act when managers retaliated against an employee who refused to drive a vehicle that didn't have an electronic logging device.
November 25, 2019
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OSHA Fines NJ Fencing Company $370K
The violations cover lockout/tagout procedures, machine guards, proper warehouse lighting, an obstructed loading dock and blocked electrical disconnects.
October 23, 2019
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OSHA Implements New Weighting System for Inspections
The new system will incorporate additional factors into inspections rather than simply on a time-weighted basis.
October 1, 2019
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Department of Labor Announces New NACOSH Members
The U.S. Department of Labor has selected 12 members to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.
September 27, 2019
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Plant Fined After Two Severe Injuries
Both injuries occurred on molding machines, and OSHA blame the incidents on a lack of adequate safety guards and procedures.
January 23, 2017
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Pipefitter Suffers Fatal Burns
As he detached a nine-foot segment of this line, 190-proof ethanol spilled onto him, flowed through the grated flooring, and ignited on the floor due to nearby welding operations.
November 8, 2016
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OSHA to Focus on Manufacturing Amputations
Of the 2,600+ amputations nationwide, 57 percent of them were suffered by manufacturing workers.
November 8, 2016
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Mfg. Facing Half-Million Dollar Fines
Injuries included a 22-year-old employee who suffered the partial amputation of two fingers on his first day of work.
November 2, 2016
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OSHA Cites Smucker After Amputation
The employee was cleaning a valve body when it fell into the valve housing amputating the tip of his finger.
October 27, 2016
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OSHA Cites Sawmill Over Worker's Death
"Had Hankins Lumber met its responsibilities to protect its workers, Charlie Cummins would not have died needlessly," said Eugene Stewart, OSHA's area director in the Jackson Office.
October 24, 2016
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IL Worker Deaths Up 28 Percent
The state is averaging one workplace death per week so far in 2016.
October 6, 2016
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Fines Proposed After Chemical Burns
Even after a worker suffered third-degree chemical burns from a fall into an acid-etching tank, the company still allowed employees to climb atop tanks without the proper fall protection equipment.
October 4, 2016
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U.S. Steel Cited Again for Asbestos
The company failed to inform employees of the presence of asbestos-containing material, despite directing workers to remove it.
August 9, 2016
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Maintenance Worker Fatally Crushed
"An employee who had been with the company 40 years lost his life because his employer failed to follow safety procedures to prevent machine parts from moving during maintenance," said a rep for OSHA.
August 8, 2016