Valley, AL – OSHA has proposed penalties in the amount of $171,870 for violations found at Daeil USA Corp, an automobile parts manufacturer located in Valley, AL. In an investigation, OSHA reported conditions that have created a hazardous working environment for employees of the facility. Daeil was cited for a host of violations including five…
Read MoreLebanon, TN – Lockout training and written procedures could have saved the life of Carlex Glass America worker Catherine White. White, 51, of Lebanon (TN) died in an industrial accident last week after suffering a severe head injury at the Carlex Glass America plant. Local police reported that the employee had encountered problems with a work station printer. According to police, White…
Read MoreSeaford, DE – Seaford Ice Inc faces $77,000 in fines after a second worker in three years lost limbs to the same machine. Seaford Ice Inc. was issued nine safety violations on Nov. 18 stemming from the most recent incident. The alleged safety violations were recorded during repeat inspections of the company’s plant after the May 28 incident in…
Read MoreMcComb, OH – Hearthside Food Solutions faces OSHA fines for several safety violations related to failure to protect workers from machinery operating parts. $47,000 in OSHA fines have been proposed in connection with an employee suffering severe scalp injuries and multiple cuts in July 2015. The McComb, OH facility produces cookies and crackers for nationally recognized brands. Hearthside…
Read MoreBellevue, OH – OSHA investigators have cited Bellevue Manufacturing Co. with 19 “serious” violations and one “other” violation during an inspection of the northwest Ohio auto parts manufacturing facility. Fines for these violations total $112,500. OSHA conducted the inspection after receiving a complaint about unsafe working conditions at the company’s plant. The citations included exposing employees to parts…
Read MoreWest Monroe, LA – Bancroft Bags Inc., has been fined $84,000 and cited for 16 serious violations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for loto failures – failing to guard machinery and implement appropriate shut down precautions. These procedures are known as lockout/tagout and are required by OSHA. Lockout procedures provide detailed…
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