Orlando, FL – A fatal combination of slip/fall and confined space hazards lead to the death of Harvest Power employee John Korody. Korody died after falling into a vat filled with oil and grease outside of Walt Disney World last month. The slip/fall hazard was compounded by overwhelming fumes surrounding the oil vat. The accident happened at…
Read MoreAuburn, New South Wales – Craig Tanner (42), father of three, was killed in a tragic lockout accident at an industrial ink manufacturer in West Sydney, Australia. Two other workers were hospitalized after also being trapped in the vat of ink. The three workers were cleaning the ink vat as part of a routine maintenance check…
Read MoreBear Creek, WI – OSHA has issued the world’s largest sauerkraut cannery, GLK Foods LLC, nearly $150,000 in fines after a worker fell more than 17 feet into an empty sauerkraut vat and broke multiple bones on the job in October 2015. The OSHA investigation found that GLK Foods failed to protect employees by not…
Read MoreJohnson City, NY – An OSHA inspection at the Rob Salamida Co. food manufacturing plant found 11 types of violations amounting to a possible $79,600 in penalties. The investigation was triggered by a workplace incident in September 2015 in which a worker fell into a 3,000 gallon vinegar vat at Salamida’s Johnson City (NY) plant. While attempting an…
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