March 3, 2015 Region 4 Untrained worker suffers fatal electrocution at H.M. Richards Inc. Furniture manufacturer fails to protect employee from electrical hazard GUNTOWN, Miss. – Raymond Marvin Reece was a husband and father who enjoyed pleasures like family boating trips, camping and stock-car racing. Tragically,… Read More »Untrained worker suffers fatal electrocution at H.M. Richards Inc.
February 25, 2015 Fred Hosier Owner sentenced to 15 years in prison for death of teen worker A judge has sentenced the owner of a tree trimming company to 15 years in prison in connection with the death of a 14-year-old who was helping to… Read More »Owner sentenced to 15 years in prison for death of teen worker
Region 6 February 18, 2015 Milling facility exposed workers to explosion and electrical hazards OSHA fines Richardson Milling Inc. in Dawn, Texas, $63,000 Employer Name: Richardson Milling Inc. Location: Dawn, Texas Date Inspection Initiated and What Prompted the Inspection: The inspection, initiated in October as part of the… Read More »Milling facility exposed workers to explosion and electrical hazards
Region 1 February 17, 2015 Employees at Bristol, Connecticut, trash-to-energy plant exposed to combustible dust, fire, electrical, confined space, other hazards OSHA proposes $80,100 in fines for Covanta Energy Bristol Inc. Employer name: Covanta Energy Bristol Inc. Inspection site: 170 Enterprise Rd., Bristol, Conn. 06010 Date inspection… Read More »Employees at Bristol, Connecticut, trash-to-energy plant exposed to combustible dust, fire, electrical, confined space, other hazards
Region 5 Feb. 12, 2015 Frick Service Inc. exposes workers to electrical, respiratory hazards OSHA cites 32 serious health & safety violations at Portage, Indiana, storage facility Employer name: Frick Service Inc., Portage, Indiana Inspection site: 800 Sun Drive, Portage, Indiana On Aug. 28, 2014, the U.S. Department… Read More »Frick Service Inc. exposes workers to electrical, respiratory hazards
Region 5 February 12, 2015 Mercury Products Corp. fails to train, protect temp workers from mechanical and electrical hazards OSHA cites Schaumburg, Illinois, company for 25 safety and health violations Employer name: Mercury Products Corp. Inspection site: Mercury Products Corp., 1201 S. Mercury Drive, Schaumburg, Illinois On… Read More »Mercury Products Corp. fails to train, protect temp workers from mechanical and electrical hazards
February 10, 2015 Region 7 OSHA cites Saia Motor Freight Line after explosion injures 4 in St. Louis Company operates forklifts with defective safety switches, faces fines of $119K ST. LOUIS – Four employees were hospitalized, two of them critically injured, after an explosion at a… Read More »OSHA cites Saia Motor Freight Line after explosion injures 4 in St. Louis
February 4, 2015 Region 7 Garda Armored Car fails to train drivers on fire extinguisher use OSHA fines company $70K for ignoring previously issued citation ST. LOUIS – Garda Armored Car failed to train its employees to use portable fire extinguishers, despite being cited by the… Read More »Garda Armored Car fails to train drivers on fire extinguisher use
February 5, 2015 Region 6 Animal feed producer exposes workers to potential dust explosion and other hazards OSHA cites Thomas Moore Feed of Navasota, Texas, for 18 violations HOUSTON – Combustible dust left uncontrolled or suspended in the air can explode, which was one of many safety hazards… Read More »Animal feed producer exposes workers to potential dust explosion and other hazards
February 11, 2015 Associated Press Maine company faces more than $100K in OSHA fines for dangerous robots, safety violations A Maine fabric manufacturing company faces more than $100,000 in federal fines for safety violations including the use of robots that could harm workers. Maine Public… Read More »Maine company faces more than $100K in OSHA fines for dangerous robots, safety violations