September 1, 2016

Syracuse auto parts manufacturer fails to correct electrical, crushing and respiratory hazards

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Federal workplace safety and health inspectors have cited York Metal Toll Processing Inc. for exposing employees to uncorrected electrical, crushing and respiratory hazards, as well as recurring amputation hazards.

September 1, 2016

OSHA cites Connecticut diagnostic laboratory for inadequately protecting its employees against chemical hazards

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Concerned because they were experiencing sore throats, headaches and difficulty with breathing, employees of Quest Diagnostic Corp.’s Ameripath diagnostic laboratory in Shelton filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The agency’s Bridgeport Area Office began an inspection on March 6, 2016.

September 1, 2016

North Florida roofing contractor continues to expose workers to dangerous fall hazards; faces $128K in penalties

Employer name: Rogero & Williams Roofing Contractors Inc.

Inspection site: 5185 Datil Pepper Road, St. Augustine, Florida 32086

Citations issued: OSHA issued citations to the employer on Aug. 23, 2016

August 25, 2016

Homebuilder, Florida contractor expose workers to dangerous falls, other hazards at Ocala job site; OSHA proposes $107K in fines

Employer name: D.R. Horton Inc.
Garcia Carpentry LLC

Inspection site: The Meadows at Heath Brook, 4904 SW 58th Place, Ocala, Florida 34474

Citations issued: OSHA issued citations to the employers on Aug. 15, 2016

August 24, 2016

OSHA urges Louisiana flood recovery workers, volunteers to be vigilant, aware of hazards during cleanup

BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana residents – emergency workers, employers and the public – recovering from the impact of the recent floods should be aware of the hazards they may encounter and take necessary steps to stay safe, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges.

August 18, 2016

Plastic manufacturer fails to report employee’s hospitalization to OSHA

Employer name:  Liqui-Box Corporation, Ashland, Ohio

Citations issued: Aug. 11, 2016

August 17, 2016

National Manufacturing Co. exposes workers to chemical hazards, workplace safety dangers at North Jersey facility

Employer name: National Manufacturing Co. Inc.

Inspection site: 12 River Road, Chatham, New Jersey            

Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations for 10 serious safety violations on July 25, 2016.

August 17, 2016

USPS faces $111K in fines after OSHA inspection again finds workplace safety hazards at Silver Spring facility

Employer name: U.S. Postal Service LLC, doing business as Silver Spring MPO Carr Annex Hotel

Inspection site: 8827 Monard Drive, Silver Spring, Maryland       

Citations issued: On Aug. 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued one other-than-serious violation and five repeated violations to the company.

August 17, 2016

Illinois contractor continues callous disregard for employees, exposes roofers to fall hazards for 19th time since 2006

BELLEVILLE, Ill. ‒ Illinois contractor Robert Barringer III’s long history of putting his workers in danger of debilitating or fatal falls at his company’s job sites continues, this time at a residential home under construction in Glen Carbon.

August 16, 2016

OSHA pilots new, expedited whistleblower review process

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Labor is launching a new pilot process in its Western region. The “Expedited Case Processing Pilot” allows a complainant covered by certain statutes to ask the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to cease its investigation and issue findings for the department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges to consider.

August 16, 2016

Amputation at Tyson Foods exposes chemical, fall, fire hazards at Texas plant

DALLAS – A gruesome employee injury led federal workplace safety inspectors to discover the nation’s largest meat and poultry processor endangered workers by exposing them to amputation hazards, high levels of carbon dioxide and peracetic acid without providing personal protective equipment. 

August 16, 2016

OSHA cites Orange County fire extinguisher service company after two workers suffer severe injuries in tank explosion

Employer name: Oprandy’s Fire & Safety Equipment Inc.
49 Brookline Ave.
Middletown, New York

The company sells installs and services fire extinguishers and suppression equipment. 

Inspection site: 49 Brookline Ave., Middletown, New York

August 15, 2016

OSHA finds Clifton company again exposes employees to life-threatening falls at a Bergen County work site, proposes $79K in fines

Employer name: Furia Roofing Co. Inc., 2 Monhegan St., Clifton, New Jersey

Inspection site: 699 Route 46 East, Teterboro, New Jersey         

Citations issued: On Aug. 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations for one repeat and three serious violations.

August 11, 2016

OSHA finds Illinois trailer manufacturer continues to expose workers to risk of injuries from machine, welding hazards

NEWARK, Ill. – For the second time in two years, federal safety inspectors found workers risking amputations and other serious injuries as they fed parts by hand into an unguarded mechanical press brake at an Illinois trailer manufacturing plant. They also found the company failed to protect welders and other employees from harmful ray emissions during welding operations.

August 9, 2016

OSHA finds Pennsylvania feed mill ignored previously identified severe combustible dust, grain-handling hazards, while dangers remain

Employer name: Mattocks Five Inc., doing business as Albion Mill

Inspection site: 73 Canal St., Albion, Pennsylvania

August 9, 2016

OSHA finds Scranton contractor continues to expose employees to serious, potentially fatal fall hazards at Yardley worksite

Employer name: Liberty Master, Inc., 903 Curtis Lane, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Inspection site: 1735 Mulberry Way, Yardley, Pennsylvania          

August 9, 2016

Warnings ignored, Dorchester roofing contractor repeatedly exposed employees to life-threatening fall hazards at Haverhill church

ANDOVER, Mass.  – Dorchester-based contractor Roof Kings LLC exposed employees to life-threatening falls – more than 45 feet off the ground – over a three-day period as they worked at a Haverhill church, federal workplace safety and health inspectors found.

August 8, 2016

OSHA finds US Postal facility exposed workers to asbestos hazards; agency proposes more than $49K in fines

Employer name: U.S. Postal Service
8182 State Road 56
West Baden Springs, Indiana

Citations issued: July 29, 2016

August 8, 2016

OSHA finds US Steel again exposed workers to asbestos hazards at Pittsburgh coke production facility, fines company $170K

PITTSBURGH – Twice in about a month, United States Steel Corp. gave seven employees tasks that exposed them to asbestos, a widely recognized hazard associated with serious and fatal health risks including lung cancer, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.