Chicago Container Manufacturer Cited After 4 Workers Suffer Injuries
November 2017 Enforcement Chicago Container Manufacturer Cited After 4 Workers Suffer Injuries BWAY Corp., a Chicago container manufacturer, was cited by OSHA for multiple repeated and serious safety violations after the agency responded to four separate reports of employee injuries. One employee suffered two broken bones in his hand after it was crushed by equipment. […]
Michigan Fines Metal Processing Company for Safety Violations
November 2017 Enforcement Michigan Fines Metal Processing Company for Safety Hazards issued 10 citations and $102,600 in penalties to SET Enterprises Inc. in New Boston for exposing workers to amputation hazards. Inspectors determined that the company failed to: train workers on potential hazards and safe operation of machines; ensure proper machine guarding; and provide workers with gloves […]
Virginia Cites Air Conditioning Company Following Worker Fatality
November 2018 Enforcement Virginia Cites Air Conditioning Company Following Worker Fatality issued six citations and $225,995 in penalties to James River Air Conditioning Company Inc. in Richmond after a worker was fatally injured from falling through an unprotected roof hole. An employee working on a roof fell 28 feet through an unmarked unsecured hole cover that did […]
New Jersey Contractor Cited for Scaffold Hazards
November 2017 Enforcement New Jersey Construction Company Cited After Wall Collapse Leads to Workplace Fatality and Injuries OSHA has cited the owner of a South Jersey construction company for exposing workers to serious scaffold hazards at a job site in Philadelphia. Inspectors found employees performing work using a scaffold that was dangerously close to power […]
Workers Exposed to Fall Hazards at Alabama Framing Company
November 2017 Enforcement Alabama Framing Company Cited for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards Structural Subcontractors Service LLC, a Birmingham-based structural framing company, was issued willful and serious citations after OSHA inspectors found workers exposed to fall hazards. The agency initiated an inspection as part of a regional emphasis program to limit falls in construction. Inspectors […]
California Cites Construction Company for Fall Protection Violations
November 2018 Enforcement California Cites Construction Company for Fall Protection Violations issued two serious citations and $80,000 in penalties to HBuilt Inc. in Oakland for exposing workers to fall hazards. Inspectors determined that the company failed to provide handrails, scaffolding, guardrails, and personal fall protection systems. —– “The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), better known […]
OSHA Memorandum Outlines 30-Day Enforcement Plan for Silica Construction Standard
November 2017 Quicktakes OSHA Memorandum Outlines 30-Day Enforcement Plan for Silica Construction Standard Enforcement of OSHA’s respirable crystalline silica standard for construction went into effect on Sept. 23. The agency announced in a September 20 memorandum a 30-day enforcement phase-in to help employers comply with the new standard. Citations may be considered for employers not making any efforts to […]
Wyoming Cites Contractor for Exposing Workers to Trenching and Excavation Hazards
November 2017 Enforcement Wyoming Cites Contractor for Exposing Workers to Trenching and Excavation Hazards issued five citations and $111,796 in penalties to Simon Contractors in Cheyenne for exposing workers to trenching and excavation hazards. Inspectors concluded that the company failed to provide: a competent person to inspect the worksite; cave-in protection and form of egress; and protection […]
Top 10 OSHA Violations Announced at National Safety Congress
November 2017 Quicktakes Top 10 OSHA Violations Announced at National Safety Congress On Sept. 26, at the National Safety Council’s annual Congress & Expo, OSHA Deputy Director of Enforcement Programs Patrick Kapust announced the preliminary list of 10 standards most frequently cited by the agency’s inspectors during Fiscal Year 2017. Fall protection was the most-cited standard for […]
OSHA Awards $10.5 Million in Susan Harwood Safety and Health Training Grants
November 2017 Quicktakes OSHA Awards $10.5 Million in Susan Harwood Safety and Health Training Grant OSHA has awarded $10.5 million in one-year grants to 80 organizations through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. The program funds grants to nonprofit organizations, including community and faith-based groups, employer associations, unions, joint labor-management associations, and colleges and universities. See the list of […]
