Lyndhurst, NJ – Prestige Industries LLC of Lyndhurst (NJ) is being cited for nine violations related to worker safety and health at its facility in Paterson (NJ) where the company launders fabrics for the hotel industry, and faces proposed fines of $305,000. These fines and violations are similar to those found after an employee death in…
Read MoreCanton, OH – OSHA has levied penalties against Case Farms Processing Inc. for 16 violations at the chicken processor’s Canton facility. The supplier of fast food and supermarket chicken is facing more than $1.4 million in fines this year for worker safety and health violations. OSHA says the lockout failures resulted in two serious injuries to workers…
Read MoreMcComb, OH – “America’s Bakery,” Hearthside Food Solutions, is facing $52,500 in proposed federal fines after a McComb (OH) factory employee lost part of a finger due to neglect of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures. OSHA found that a lack of adequate safeguards on a dough-cutting machine cost a 55-year-old worker part of his right middle finger while he was…
Read MoreEl Paso, TX – OSHA has uncovered 33 different types of violations at Stampcoat, Inc. (operating as El Paso Tool and Die). OSHA was alerted to safety concerns at the facility following reports of employees losing fingers due to improperly protected equipment. Fines from the safety violations uncovered total $119,000. The investigation was prompted when an employee had his index…
Read MoreAtlanta, GA – OSHA has fined American Air Filter Co. Inc. $119,900 for allegedly failing to provide proper machine guarding to protect employees from amputation hazards and not following safety procedures to prevent unexpected startup of machinery during maintenance and servicing, known as Lockout/Tagout. These violations have landed American Air Filter on the OSHA‘s Severe Violator…
Read MoreSeattle, WA – Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has cited Industrial Container Services $215,250 for seven failure to abate serious violations related to confined space hazards and for not ensuring that moving parts were de-energized to prevent workers from becoming caught in machinery. Industrial Container Services refurbishes metal drums and other industrial containers. It…
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