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OSHA Launches Investigation Following Worker Death

February 22nd, 2012

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is launching an investigation after a worker death at a Connecticut construction site where County Management Services was contracted, according to CTPost.com. Francisco Amaral, 46, fell 39 feet off a condominium complex and was rushed to the Bridgeport Hospital before dying from his injuries. Ted Fitzgerald, regional OSHA representative, said he had an inspector on the scene within a half hour of the construction accident. Fitzgerald did not speculate about how long the inspection will take. By law, it needs to be completed within 180 days. Local police are also investigating the death. “I don’t have all the details and police are still investigating it,” says Gary Kanuf of County Management Services. “It’s just an unfortunate accident.” Kanuf claims this is the first accident since the company began the renovation project on the condominiums. According to reports, there are…
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OSHA Fines two Facilities in Northwest Ohio

February 20th, 2012

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited safety violations at two northwest Ohio facilities, according to the Toledo Blade. OSHA cited Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co. in Napolean with serious violations, including allowing employees to enter an area where they are not properly trained to be working, failure to properly train employees on safety techniques and removal of energy-control devices. OSHA’s proposed fines for Cloverleaf total $10,200. Another OSHA inspection at a Gase Enterprises LLC facility in Bowling Green uncovered safety violations as well. Two of the violations are classified as serious—using scaffolding that is less than 18 inches wide and allowing workers on a roof without protected sides. OSHA proposed $5,400 in fines for the serious violations. Both of these companies will have several weeks to agree to either pay the fines or request a hearing with the US Department of Labor. Does your employer…
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OSHA Cites Oklahoma Grain Facility for Safety Violations

February 17th, 2012

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) cited a Zaloudek Grain Co. facility in Oklahoma after a workplace accident, according to MMDNewsWire.com. OSHA inspected the facility after two 17-year-old workers had to have leg amputations after an accident. They became caught in a conveyor belt. OSHA cited 4 serious violations, including one for failure to cover the belt that caused the injuries in August of 2011. “Employers who endanger the lives and limbs of their workers will be held accountable for putting them at risk,” said OSHA’s Dallas Regional Administrator John Hermanson. “In this case, the lives of two teenagers will never be the same.” Other citations included failing to secure machine guards, failure to ensure that exits are free and clear, failure to provide visible exit signs and failure to properly train workers for working with grain structures. The proposed penalty fines total $21,500. OSHA…
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