For the fifth year running, lockout/tagout is among OSHA’s top five most cited sources of workplace safety violations. According to statistics for the 2018 fiscal year, Lockout/Tagout was ranked #5 in most cited OSHA violations, was also the fifth most common source of ‘serious’ violations, and ranked #2 among ‘willful’ violations issued. The top 5 most…
Read MoreMontgomery, AL –Sabel Steel Service Inc faces $320,261 in federal fines for unsafe working conditions, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Sabel Steel, which was honored just two years ago for its safety record by the Alabama Department of Labor, disagrees with the findings and will be meeting with OSHA to discuss. OSHA announced the…
Read MoreOmaha, NE – In a 22-count indictment, Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services and its co-owners have been charged with falsifying OSHA documents and other federal worker safety violations which prosecutors say resulted in the deaths of two men in an April 2015 Omaha confined space accident. The president of Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services (NRCS), Stephen Michael Braithwaite, and…
Read MoreBimbo Bakeries USA faces $122,625 in proposed penalties for exposing workers to multiple hazards at its Bellevue commercial bakery. Federal workplace safety investigators cited the Bellevue facility for three repeat and three serious violations, since they had cited Bimbo twice before for similar hazards. Violations included lack of machine guarding, failing to provide fall protection…
Read MoreSalinas, CA – Growers Street Cooling has agreed to pay $310,000 in costs and civil penalties as a result of legal action brought by the Monterey County District Attorney following a 2013 worker fatality at the Salinas-based produce-cooling company. The death of Jose Juan Serrano (30) prompted the Monterey County District Attorney to file a worker fatality…
Read MoreMaumee, OH – Reports of two employee injuries at the Maumee Assembly & Stamping facility have resulted in $211,857 in fines for 10 workplace safety violations. Lack of machine safety training was one of the failures noted at the stamping plant located outside of Toledo. Law firms that specialise in workplace injuries for particularly dangerous…
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