April 30, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Workers exposed to amputation hazards at Clearwater Paper Neenah [04/30/2015]

Employer name: Cellu Tissue Neenah operating as Clearwater Paper Neenah

Investigation site: 249 North Lake Street, Neenah, Wisconsin

April 30, 2015

OSHA News Release: Lack of proper safety controls leads to loss of worker's 3 fingers in metal press at stamping company, inspectors find [04/30/2015]

WELLINGTON, Ohio — The life of a 23-year-old man working at a metal stamping company was changed forever when three fingers on his right hand were crushed in a power press in January 2015.

April 30, 2015

OSHA News Brief: OSHA again cites Tip Top Roofing for failing to provide workers fall protection [04/30/2015]

Stand Down Fact Sheet

Employer name: Tip Top Roofing & Construction 2030 Coltonville Road, Sycamore, Illinois

Investigation site: 161 John Street, DeKalb, Illinois

April 30, 2015

OSHA News Brief: J&M Energy Services fined $60K for exposing workers to hazardous gas [04/30/2015]

Employer name: J&M Energy Services

Inspection Site: Odessa, Texas

Date inspection initiated and what prompted the inspection: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration began the investigation in January, as part of the agency's new reporting requirements for in-patient hospitalization of an employee.

April 29, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Colorado utility installers expose workers to possible trench collapse [04/29/2015]

Employer name: K.R. Swerdfeger Construction Inc. and Pate Construction Co. Inc.

Inspection sites: Pueblo and Penrose, Colorado

April 28, 2015

OSHA News Release: Hotel soap and shampoo manufacturer faces fines of nearly $104K for exposing employees to dangerous chemical and fire hazards [04/28/2015]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A leading maker of soap and shampoo for hotels and retail sale exposed workers to chemical and fire hazards and blocked emergency exit routes, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found in a November 2014 inspection. A company that provided it the manufacturer with temporary employees was cited for chemical-related hazards.

April 27, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Oklahoma community honors Workers' Memorial Day at candlelight vigil April 28 [04/27/2015]

WHO: David Bates, director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Oklahoma City Area Office State Sen. Susan Paddack State Rep. George Young

WHAT: Workers' Memorial Day Candlelight Vigil

WHEN: April 28, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. CDT

WHERE: The Oklahoma State Capitol Fourth Floor Rotunda 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105

April 27, 2015

OSHA News Release: OSHA pays tribute to workers killed on the job at Denver Workers' Memorial Day event, April 28 [04/27/2015]

WHO: Nancy Smith, deputy regional administrator for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Denver Jack Cox, president, IBEW, Local 68 Mike Gleiforst, International Union of Elevator Constructors Wade Thornburg, Rocky Mountain Arsenal Project

WHAT: Workers' Memorial Day name-reading

WHEN: April 28, 2015, 10:00 a.m. MDT

WHERE: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Hall 5660 Logan St. Denver, Colorado 80216

April 27, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Workers at residential roofing site exposed to fall hazards [04/27/2015]

Employer name: BluSky Restoration Contractor Inc.

Inspection site: Greenwood Village, Colorado

Date inspection initiated and what prompted the inspection: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated the inspection in January 2015 under the agency's Fall Prevention initiative after an OSHA official witnessed workers exposed to fall hazards.

April 23, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Trailer parts manufacturer exposed workers to multiple hazards [04/23/2015]

Employer name: Mid-America Steel Products Inc., doing business as American Sports Medical Industries

Site: Corning, Arkansas

Date inspection initiated: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration began its December 2014 inspection from a complaint alleging unguarded machinery and amputation hazards.

April 23, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Steel wire producer exposes workers to amputation and lead hazards [04/23/2015]

Employer name: Bekaert Corp.

Inspection site: Van Buren, Arkansas

Date inspection was initiated and what prompted the inspection: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened the inspection in December 2014 based on a complaint alleging unguarded machinery and lead exposures.

April 23, 2015

OSHA News Release: Ringling Bros. to enhance safety for all aerial acts after settlement agreement [04/23/2015]

9 employees injured in May 2014 fall in Providence, Rhode Island

BOSTON — Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, will implement ongoing safety enhancements in aerial acts to protect employees against injuries like those sustained by its aerialists during a May 4, 2014, performance in Providence, Rhode Island. Feld Entertainment Inc., headquartered in Palmetto, Florida, owns the circus.

April 23, 2015

OSHA News Release: Ringling Bros. to enhance safety for all aerial acts after settlement agreement [04/23/2015]

9 employees injured in May 2014 fall in Providence, Rhode Island

BOSTON — Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, will implement ongoing safety enhancements in aerial acts to protect employees against injuries like those sustained by its aerialists during a May 4, 2014, performance in Providence, Rhode Island. Feld Entertainment Inc., headquartered in Palmetto, Florida, owns the circus.

April 23, 2015

OSHA News Release: Worker Safety Pays, Falls Cost: Northwest Arkansas Community College hosts Stand-Down event in Bentonville, Arkansas, May 13 [04/23/2015]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry, with hundreds of workers dying each year and thousands more facing catastrophic, debilitating injuries. Yet, lack of proper fall protection remains the most frequently cited violation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

April 22, 2015

OSHA News Release: Worker suffers broken wrist and lacerations while performing machine maintenance work at Atlanta's American Air Filter Co. [04/22/2015]

ATLANTA — A 56-year-old woman suffered a broken left wrist and severe lacerations after coming into contact with moving parts of a high-volume Lebanon machine, a machine used to assemble air filters, at American Air Filter Co. Inc. in Atlanta.

April 22, 2015

OSHA News Release: Tower workers' deaths could have been prevented with personal safety gear [04/22/2015]

OXFORD, Ohio — Florjan Nilaj and Gazmend Vukaj left their Michigan homes and traveled 260 miles south to Oxford for a commercial painting job never thinking that Oct. 24, 2014, might be the last day of their lives.

The two men, 25-year-old Nilaj and 40-year-old Vukaj, were seven stories above ground on an electric two-point scaffold. They were painting a 123-foot-tall water tower when the scaffold's hoist failed, and a nylon suspension rope broke. As the scaffold collapsed, the two men fell to their deaths.

April 21, 2015

OSHA News Release: Metal siding manufacturer's workers still at risk of serious cuts, lacerations and amputations by machines at Elk Grove Village, Illinois, plant [04/21/2015]

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — For the third time in three years, an Elk Grove Village maker of metal home siding products ignored safety rules for machines. By doing so, the company put workers at risk of cuts, lacerations and amputations.

Acting on a complaint, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors identified one repeated and five serious safety violations at Rollex Corp.'s metal siding manufacturing plant in October 2014. The company faces $103,000 in proposed penalties.

April 21, 2015

OSHA News Release: Dollar Tree Store endangers workers again in Texas [04/21/2015]

HOUSTON — Piled boxes at dangerous heights and blocked exit routes were two of the hazards found at the Houston location of the national discount retailer Dollar Tree Stores Inc. The hazards, both of which led to repeated citations, were found during an investigation by U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors. OSHA proposed $116,200 in penalties for two repeated and four serious violations at the West Gray Street store.

April 20, 2015

OSHA News Brief: Follow up OSHA inspections identify new and recurring hazards for employees at New Hampshire sign manufacturer [04/20/2015]

Employer name: MFB Holdings LLC, doing business as M.F. Blouin, a manufacturer of acrylic and wooden sign holders and displays

Inspection site: 710 Main St. Rollinsford, New Hampshire 03869

April 20, 2015

OSHA News Release: Ocean Springs, Mississippi, contractor willfully ignores fall protection standards that lead to worker's death [04/20/2015]

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. — Gerald Moran had completed numerous framing jobs like the one at a new Government Street residence in Ocean Springs. Unlike past jobs, this one claimed his life. On Nov. 3, 2014, Moran and two workers installed balcony ceiling planks when Moran lost his balance and fell more than 20 feet. He sustained fatal injuries and died eight days later.