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OSHA: Chemical plant violated safety management procedures

November 14, 2011

A release of methyl chloride last May brought OSHA inspectors to Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC in Morris, Illinois, where they found numerous violations of the agency's process safety management standards.

Double fatality nets Texas drilling company dozens of citations

November 11, 2011

OSHA has cited Robinson Drilling of Texas Ltd. for eight serious, four repeat and 11 other-than-serious safety and health violations following the death of two workers at the company's work site near Lamesa, TX.

Dallas facility fined for exposing workers to noise, energized machine hazards

November 10, 2011

In late October OSHA cited Anaheim, Calif.-based Bridgford Foods Corp. for 27 safety and health violations at its food manufacturing facility in Dallas, with proposed penalties totaling $422,600.

Fed OSHA inspections reach 40,993 in fiscal 2010; willful violations up 200+%

November 7, 2011

In FY 2010, OSHA conducted 40,993 total inspections. This number includes 164 significant and egregious (instance-by-instance) enforcement actions, each resulting in a total proposed monetary penalty of more than $100,000.

"Faulty equipment" to blame for worker death in Ohio - OSHA

October 31, 2011

Lack of machine guarding, damaged equipment and slippery surfaces were among the hazards found by OSHA at Canton Drop Forge's Canton, Ohio facility after a worker died when he was struck by a loader bucket on April 22nd.

Fourth time not a charm for food company

Repeat noise hazard violations result in SVEP membership

October 31, 2011

OSHA has cited Anaheim, Calif.-based Bridgford Foods Corp. for 27 safety and health violations at its food manufacturing facility in Dallas, Texas, with proposed penalties totaling $422,600.

Cave-in and struck-by: Mass. worker exposed to both hazards in one trench

Employee worked in unprotected trench below crumbling asphalt, lacked exit ladder

October 27, 2011

A Boston-based contractor faces $161,000 in fines after an OSHA inspector saw one of its employees exposed to both cave-in and struck-by hazards while installing a watermain.

UMW: Massey guilty of “industrial homicide” at Upper Big Branch

Mine security chief on trial for lying to feds

October 26, 2011

As the trial of the former chief of security at the Upper Big Branch Mine gets underway this week, the United Mine Workers (UMW) are calling the 2010 fatal explosion at the mine an act of “industrial homicide.”

Worker's death in Ohio logging operation uncovers hazardous conditions

October 25, 2011

An OSHA investigation into the death of a worker killed while felling trees at an Ohio job site has resulted in a host of safety and health violations at Campbell Road Sawmill.

Despite broken bones and head trauma, no 9-1-1 call after worker injured in fall

While grocery shopping, OSHA inspector sees same fall hazards at another location

October 19, 2011

When an employee of a Market Basket store in Rindge, MA fell 11 feet to a concrete floor and sustained broken bones and head trauma, store management didn't call 9-1-1.