Incident shows danger of loose clothing
Next time you want to give employees a reminder about the hazards of loose clothing around machinery, you might want to use this story. A car wash employee in Easthampton, MA, was nearly strangled when...
View ArticleWorker’s genitals severed; lawsuit filed against employer
A lawsuit in Florida alleges that lack of machine guarding left an employee disfigured. The Orlando Sentinel reports Edgardo Toucet Echevarria, 44, has filed a lawsuit against Future Foam Carpet...
View Article$487K fine: 33 violations, including lack of safety training
Do you work at a company that has more than one facility? It might pay to keep track of OSHA inspections at your company’s other facilities. Those other inspections can have an impact on you. OSHA has...
View ArticleWorker killed in bowling pin setter: $112K fine
Lack of machine guarding can prove fatal in all sorts of businesses. Example: OSHA has cited AMF Bowling Centers for three serious and three repeat violations following the death of a worker at the...
View ArticleWorker’s death draws attention to violations elsewhere
When a fatality or serious injury occurs at a nearby business in your industry, expect OSHA to pay a visit to look for similar hazards. In January, Juan Batten, a 22-year-old Guatemalan immigrant, died...
View ArticleBusiness owner says employees not concerned about safe place to work
Here’s a statement that caught our eye: The owner of a small manufacturing business in New Jersey told a local newspaper that his employees are “not concerned about having a safe place to work, they’re...
View ArticleFatality & previous injuries puts company in severe violator program
An engine cooling manufacturing company has been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) following a fatality last year and previous serious injuries to workers. The company now...
View ArticleClothing caught in machine; worker dies from asphyxiation
It’s not necessary for a body part to get stuck in a machine to lead to a death. Loose clothing can be fatal, also. OSHA has fined a Nebraska meatpacking facility $195,100 in connection with the...
View ArticleRepeat violations add up for small business: $130K in OSHA fines
OSHA can charge up to $70,000 for each repeat violation it finds. While small businesses get a break in the size of these fines, when they’re considered repeat violations, they can still add up. OSHA...
View ArticleOSHA says company provided false documentation: $816K fine
Want to see a five-figure OSHA fine balloon into a six-figure one? This company did after it violated the terms of a settlement agreement, according to the agency. OSHA has fined Formed Fiber...
View ArticleWorker’s hand caught in machine on 25th birthday; $241K in OSHA fines
We’d all like our birthdays to be memorable … but not for this reason. Following an employee’s injury, OSHA issued almost a quarter-million dollars in fines against this company. On his 25th birthday,...
View ArticleEmployee complaints lead to $182K in OSHA fines for amputation hazards
OSHA says this company violated some basic federal safety regulations. The federal agency got tipped off by company employees. An inspection found workers were exposed to amputation and other hazards...
View ArticleHalf-million in OSHA fines – violations include combustible dust problems
OSHA has issued $477,900 in fines to Alfa Laval Inc. for 50 violations at its Broken Arrow, OK, plant. OSHA says the company has failed “to make needed changes to its safety program.” Investigators...
View ArticleHand injuries costs company $188K in OSHA fines
OSHA has fined Wegmans Food Markets Inc. $188,200 for five violations, following two employee injuries. The fines reached into six digits because three of them were categorized as repeat. In March, a...
View ArticleGeneral Electric plant fined $88K for machinery hazards
OSHA recently fined General Electric (GE) for machinery hazards at an Ohio plant. The company had been fined for similar hazards at the same plant back in 2014. OSHA investigated GE’s Circleville Lamp...
View ArticleSafety device bypassed: Worker dead, $137K OSHA fine
A company faces $137,180 in OSHA fines for violations found after a worker was killed after he became entangled in a machine’s moving parts. OSHA issued two violations to Carlson Tool &...
View Article15 injuries in 5 years, including 3 amputations: $503K OSHA fine
A manufacturer faces $503,380 in OSHA fines following four separate reports of workers suffering injuries at the facility. In the past five years, 15 workers suffered amputations at BWAY Corporation’s...
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