A recycling plant in Wisconsin faces more than $202,000 in penalties after OSHA found repeat violations at a follow-up inspection. The case provides yet another example of how exposure to chemical hazards can be expensive for employers. Ongoing Chemical Hazards Found In April 2024, federal OSHA safety investigators visited Universal Recycling Technologies LLC, a recycling […]
Word to the wise: When OSHA comes knocking, take the visit seriously the first time around. Otherwise, the penalties can really pile up, as a boat manufacturer in Florida recently learned the hard way. Here’s what happened. Workplace Safety and Health Violations In July 2023, an OSHA investigation determined Blacktip Boatworks LLC jeopardized the safety […]
OSHA inspectors have determined an animal food producer in Wisconsin exposed employees to combustible dust hazards and cited the employer for a total of two dozen health and safety violations. Here’s what prompted OSHA to propose more than $160,000 in penalties. Combustible Dust Hazards Found, OSHA Says A family-owned business for six generations, Strauss Feeds […]
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has cited nine employers for silica health and safety violations in the greater Los Angeles area. Cal/OSHA has ramped up enforcement efforts to address the growing number of silicosis cases among stone workers, according to an agency press release. What is Silica and Why Is It Harmful? […]
OSHA has taken enforcement action against Adidas America Inc., a global athletic apparel and footwear company, for “continuing to ignore” federal workplace safety standards, according to a DOL news release. The company now faces an additional $396,377 in new OSHA fines. The penalties stem from uncorrected fall hazards spotted by OSHA investigators in 2021 at a […]
When workers aren’t protected from deadly fall hazards, OSHA issues significant penalties, as this recent case from Illinois shows. KW Framing Inc. – a Chicago-area framing contractor – is no stranger to workplace safety violations, according to OSHA. The agency said KW Framing was “already facing debt collection for more than $100,000 in fines for […]
An employer broke the law by implementing a safety policy that required employees to come to it first before going with regulatory authorities with safety concerns, the Department of Labor has determined. As a result of the agency’s investigation, the employer will change its reporting policy and provide compensation to an affected employee. The target of the […]
Do you know what the top hazard is for workers in the construction industry? An Illinois construction contractor is well aware of it, now that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has hit it with a six-figure penalty following several worksite inspections. The agency said the contractor wrongfully exposed its workers to the top hazard […]
A metal refinisher in Houston was cited by OSHA for 44 workplace safety violations for exposing workers to dozens of serious safety hazards. In December 2023, federal investigators opened an investigation at Outdoor Furniture Refinishing Inc., operating as Allied Powder Coating, and identified 39 serious violations and five other-than-serious violations. Specifically, the investigation determined the […]
