OSHA Cites Idaho Steel Tank Manufacturer January 30, 2015 OSHA’s Region 10 office announced an enforcement action against Caldwell, Idaho-based Superior Steel Products Inc. after conducting a fatality investigation. A 30-year-old welder named Ernesto Paramo was in an unsecured basket raised improperly by a forklift,… Read More »OSHA Cites Idaho Steel Tank Manufacturer
August 28, 2014 Region 8 OSHA cites Douglass Colony Group Inc. for 11 violations; exposes workers to asbestos and fines total $81,000 DENVER – Commercial roofer Douglass Colony Group Inc. was cited for four repeat and seven serious violations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational… Read More »OSHA cites Douglass Colony Group Inc. for 11 violations; exposes workers to asbestos and fines total $81,000
January 5, 2015 OSHA cites auto parts supplier for exposing workers to amputation, electrical and struck-by hazards Saehaesung Alabama, Hyundai and Kia provider, faces $102K in fines at 2 facilities MOBILE, Ala. – Auto parts supplier Saehaesung Alabama Inc. was cited for exposing workers to amputation, electrical and struck-by hazards… Read More »OSHA cites auto parts supplier for exposing workers to amputation, electrical and struck-by hazards
January 15, 2015 OSHA Region 8 News Release Northern Excavating Co. exposes workers to trench cave-ins for 8th time ROSS, N.D. – For the eighth time, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Northern Excavating Co. for allowing its employees to… Read More »Northern Excavating Co. exposes workers to trench cave-ins for 8th time
OSHA’s New Electric-Power Standards Will Energize Industry Safety Efforts, Expert Says Josh Cable Apr 30, 2014 On July 16, 2012, a utility worker installing replacement batteries in a substation suffered second- and third-degree burns when a battery cable fell onto the terminals of a battery… Read More »OSHA’s New Electric-Power Standards Will Energize Industry Safety Efforts, Expert Says
January 8, 2015 Fred Hosier Top 10 OSHA Trends for 2015 Two regulatory deadlines in the first half of the year are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what’s happening with OSHA in 2015. OSHA’s revised injury and illness reporting rules go into effect right… Read More »Top 10 OSHA Trends for 2015
Mar 28, 2013 A Queens, New York manufacturer violated OSHA health regulations, leading to citations for new and recurring hazards. Juniper Elbow received multiple repeat violations that came with $74,250 worth of fines. These violations included certifying that a hazard assessment had been conducted to… Read More »Juniper Elbow received multiple repeat violations that came with $74,250 worth of fines