Category Archives: Machine Safety

Inspection is the fourth for the company since 2011 OSHA has cited Scenic Wood Products for 20 serious safety violations at its pallet manufacturing facility in Sugarcreek, Ohio.  OSHA has proposed penalties of $64,400 after opening a January inspection under … Continue reading

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Lieze Associates, doing business as Eagle Recycling of New Jersey, was cited by OSHA with one repeat and three serious safety violations after a worker’s fingers were amputated in December 2012 at the company’s North Bergen recycling transfer station.  OSHA’s … Continue reading

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OSHA cites Berry Plastics Corp. with 6 violations at Monroeville, Ohio and company is placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Berry Plastics Corp. with six safety violations, … Continue reading

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Inspection Initiated After Fatality OSHA cited Southern Hens, Inc. with 43 safety and health violations following the death of a worker who slipped and fell into an unguarded screw conveyor while cleaning the conveyor at the company’s facility in Moselle, … Continue reading

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No Severe Injuries – $112,500 in Proposed Penalties OSHA has cited C & H Die Casting Inc. with 24 alleged serious violations at its aluminum die cast manufacturing facility in Troy, Texas. The safety and health inspections were conducted under … Continue reading

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Fatal first day on the job for temporary worker The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Bacardi Bottling Corp. with 12 alleged safety violations following the death of a 21-year-old temporary worker his first day … Continue reading

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Milwaukee employer fined over $53,000 OSHA has cited Shindler Tire Recycling LLC in Milwaukee with 12 safety violations after a November 2012 follow-up inspection found the employer has failed to abate previous citations by developing a written hazard communication program … Continue reading

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Proposed penalties of $165,900 Following the deaths of two workers in separate incidents at the company’s Pascagoula facilities, OSHA cited Mississippi Phosphates Corp. with forty (40) safety and health violations. The fatalities led to comprehensive inspections by OSHA. On May … Continue reading

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More than $200,000 in proposed fines B.W. Grinding Co., dba B.W. Supply, has been cited by OSHA for 25 safety and health violations – including three willful – at the company’s Lyons, Ohio iron foundry. The May 7 inspection was … Continue reading

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Complaint prompts inspections – more than 25 violations found The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Donald R. Klein, doing business as Vortex Recycling Inc., for one repeat, 25 serious, and one other-than-serious violation of … Continue reading

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