Newark, NJ – In an August inspection, OSHA claims to have found 17 serious safety and health violations at Elan Chemical Company Inc. Citations, including for failures in written procedures, have been issued and the proposed penalties total $72,100. Elan Chemical manufactures flavor and fragrance products. Alleged violations at their Doremus Avenue facility in Newark, NJ included deficiencies in equipment process…
Read MoreSaginaw, TX – Jose Gayton died in a tank explosion Friday morning at the Troxell Trailer Manufacturing facility in Saginaw, TX just outside of Fort Worth. Two more employees were injured in the industrial accident. MedStar EMS was called to Troxell Trailer Manufacturing to respond to the accident. Matt Zavadsky with MedStar says some sort…
Read MoreA freshly vacuumed house is what dreams are made from. Yet if your current Vacuum Cleaner(sale vacuum cleaner click here) is constantly obstructing or leaving pet hair tumbleweeds behind, that dream can promptly develop into a nightmare-inducing house chore that takes way longer than it should. While the occasional vacuum cleaner accident is inescapable, the very…
Read MoreSt. Louis, MO – A flash fire caused by a propane forklift accident sent four Saia Freight employees to the hospital in August 2014 and has resulted in numerous OSHA fines for the company. Two forklift operators were changing a propane tank on a liquefied petroleum gas-powered forklift inside a freight trailer when a loose…
Read MoreMorley, Australia – 2 energy workers were killed and 2 seriously injured this week in an explosion at Morley Galleria shopping center located in a suburb of Perth, Australia. Alan Cummins, age 30, was killed at the scene and Matt Hutchins, 22, died in Royal Perth Hospital shortly after the accident. Employees of High Energy Solutions were…
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