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Category Archives: Slips/Trips/Falls
Willful and Serious Violations Found OSHA has cited Longwood-based Collis Roofing, Inc. with three willful and one serious safety violation for exposing workers to fall and other hazards while they were performing roofing work at three residential sites in Jacksonville, … Continue reading
Exit route allegedly blocked during emergency Brite Services Inc., doing business as Star Laundry, has been cited by OSHA for 39 serious safety and health violations found at its commercial laundry facility in Paterson, New Jersey. Inspectors were prompted by … Continue reading
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
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
Inspection initiated through NEP Program on Amputations ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems Inc. has been cited by OSHA with 28 serious safety violations at its Fort Worth work site for exposing workers to struck-by, fall, amputation and shock hazards while they were … Continue reading
OSHA urges employers to plan, equip and train workers to prevent fall hazards OSHA has cited Bridgeport roofing contractor JC Silva Remodeling Services LLC for fall hazards at three worksites in Fairfield County, including one where a worker died February … Continue reading
Closed Poultry Plant Facing $140,000 in Fines OSHA has cited MVP Kosher Foods LLC for 21 safety and health violations – including two repeat – at its Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, facility. Penalties in the amount of $140,000 have been proposed following … Continue reading
Four New Jersey contractors working on a 20-story building in Jersey City have been cited by OSHA for exposing workers to fall hazards following a December 2011 inspection during which inspectors observed employees working on the fourth floor without personal … Continue reading
OSHA recently announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities to protect workers from serious safety and health hazards which are common in medical industries. Through this NEP, OSHA will target nursing homes and residential … Continue reading
