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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.

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.

OSHA Implements New Weighting System for Inspections

The new system will incorporate additional factors into inspections rather than simply on a time-weighted basis.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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IL Worker Deaths Up 28 Percent

The state is averaging one workplace death per week so far in 2016.

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.