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Safety Harnesses Failure at Roofing Company Garners Big Fine

Safety Harnesses Failure leads to OSHA fine for multiple violations.The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations to Rhode Island-based roofing company, M&M Roofing, for various violations, related to slipping and falling hazards. OSHA conducted an inspection of an M&M worksite, located at,… Continue reading

Energy Control Procedure Failures Lead List of Violations at Ohio Glass Factory

Energy Control Procedure failures lead to multiple violations at Glass Factory in OhioThe United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently cited China-based glass manufacturer, Fuyao Glass America Inc., following two May 2016 inspections at its Moraine, Ohio facility. The agency asserted that Fuyao was responsible for 11 serious… Continue reading

Improper Machine Guarding Causes Fatality in Mississippi

Improper Machining Guarding leads to fatality in MississippiImproper machine guarding was found by the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, who has issued numerous citations to Mississippi-based Hankins Lumber Company, for 12 serious and 3 other-than-serious violations, stemming from the May 2016… Continue reading

Heat-Related Illness Violation Cited at USPS

Heat-related illness cited at Des Moines USPS facility after employee suffered heat stroke on the job.A heat-related illness violation was cited during a recent inspection by the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to the United States Postal Service, following a June 9th inspection of a Des Moines USPS facility,… Continue reading

Inadequate Fall Protection Equipment Cited by OSHA At Cityview Construction

Inadequate fall protection equipment was cited by OSHA at Cityview Construciton.Inadequate fall protection equipment was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration  at Cityview Construction in a recent inspection. The agency issued a number of citations to the New Jersey-based construction company, following… Continue reading

Machine Guarding Failure Results in Amputation

Machine guarding failure can lead to dangerous injury or amputation.Machine guarding failure led the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue ten citations to Pennsylvania-based, Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corporation. The citations came as a result of an April 2, 2016 inspection of the company’s… Continue reading

Improper Lockout-Tagout Causes Partial Amputation

Improper lockout-tagout protocol leads to partial amputation at plastics firm in Ohio.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducted an investigation of Richmond, Virginia-based food plastics manufacturer, Liqui-Box Corporation, following a complaint, stemming from a workplace accident involving improper lockout-tagout protocol which resulted in the partial amputation… Continue reading

Proper Training Protocol Deficiency Cited for Golden Dragon Copper

Proper Training Protocol was the basis of of 14 violations cited by OSHA.Proper training protocol was cited in a recent safety inspection of tubing manufacturer, Golden Dragon Copper. The company was cited for a total of fourteen violations at their Pine Hill, Alabama facility, following an inspection by the U.S. Department of… Continue reading

Ambulance Service Cited By OSHA

Ambulance service in Illinois was fined $290,000 by OSHA for willful exposure of bloodborne pathogens to employees.Ambulance Service may seem an essential part of a city’s healthcare provisions, but they aren’t out of the reach of OSHA when dealing with employee health risks.

On July 6, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration… Continue reading

Machine Guarding Violations Cited At Texas Plant

Machine guarding violations at a Johns Manville Plant in Texas led to an amputation of a severly injured hand.Machine Guarding was the central point of interest in a recent investigation involving a serious injury.  Colorado-based manufacturing company, Johns Manville, was fined $49,600 this week for multiple violations yielded by an OSHA investigation, following an accident which… Continue reading