Category Archives: Silica

Workers Exposed to Crystalline Silica Dust at Iron Factory

Posted on February 6, 2013

Company cited $274,500 and placed in Severe Violator Enforcement Program OSHA has cited Grede Wisconsin Subsidiaries LLC for 28 health violations, including three repeat, under the national and regional emphasis program on primary metal industries for exposing workers to crystalline … Continue reading →

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Oberdorfer LLC Fined $220,000 for Exposing Workers to Silica and Other Hazards

Posted on February 1, 2011

US Department of Labor’s OSHA proposes $220,000 in fines to Syracuse, NY, manufacturer for willful, serious and uncorrected violations. OSHA  has cited Oberdorfer LLC for 28 alleged violations of workplace health and safety standards, including failing to correct hazards cited … Continue reading →

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Indiana Based Employer Hit With $466,400 For Exposing Workers to Hazardous Dust

Posted on October 4, 2010

Agency now inspecting company’s sites in Illinois, Louisiana and Texas OSHA has cited U.S. Minerals LLC of Dyer, Ind., for willfully exposing its workers to dangerously high levels of hazardous dust and not providing adequate breathing protection at its Baldwin … Continue reading →

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Atlanta Stone Counter Manufacturer Gets $135 Grand in Penalties Dropped on it

Posted on January 30, 2010

Atlanta Intown Granite Company has been cited by Federal OSHA for continuing to expose its employees to health hazards more than a year after OSHA had cited the company for similar violations. OSHA is proposing $133,875 in penalties against the … Continue reading →

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Cement Bagging Plant Receives $509,000 in OSHA Fines

Posted on December 1, 2009

Cranesville Aggregate Co., doing business as Scotia Bag Plant, Scotia, N.Y., faces a total of $509,000 in proposed fines from OSHA. The plant, which bags cement and asphalt, has been cited for 33 alleged willful, repeat and serious violations of … Continue reading →

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OSHA Establishes National Emphasis Program on Silica

Posted on February 23, 2008

In early February, OSHA announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) to target worksites where employees are at risk for developing Silicosis.  “Exposure to silica threatens nearly two million American employees annually,” said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin … Continue reading →

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