D&D Manufacturing faces more than $321K in fines EL PASO, Texas - OSHA issued 13 citations to D&D Manufacturing Inc. following a recent inspection prompted by a formal complaint. The inspection identified 13 safety and health citations for exposing workers to amputations and other serious …
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Furniture Plant Workers Repeatedly Exposed to Safety and Health Hazards
OSHA fines 2 employers more than $196K OSHA issued 25 repeat, 15 serious and two other-than-serious safety and health citations to Sterling Seating, a furniture manufacturing plant in North Arlington, New Jersey. On Target Staffing, a staffing company that provided laborers to Sterling, received one …
Boat Manufacturer Faces $106K in Proposed Penalties
Workers exposed to falls, amputations, and electrical hazards Contender Boats Inc., of Homestead, Florida, has been cited by OSHA following a December 2014 inspection as part of the agency’s Site Specific Targeting Program. OSHA issued the employer ten (10) repeat, eleven (11) serious, and four …
Workers Suffer Dozens of Injuries – Duct Manufacturer Faces More than $1M in Fines
Lloyd Industries Inc. Defies Federal Safety Inspectors MONTGOMERYVILLE, Pennsylvania – After an inspection prompted by an injury in which the die on a press brake machine dropped on a worker's right hand resulting in the amputation of three fingers, OSHA levied $822,000 in fines against Lloyd …
Manufacturer Ignores Safety Hazards, 58-Year-Old Worker Dies
OSHA cites Hussmann Corp. for 3 willful, 12 serious violations BRIDGETON, Missouri – A 58-year-old maintenance worker was killed after he was pinned between a scrap metal table and a railing at Hussmann Corp.'s Bridgeton facility. An investigation by OSHA found the company failed to prevent the …
Basic Marine Again Exposes Workers to Dangerous Hazards
Michigan Shipyard receives $243K in fines, 18 safety violations ESCANABA, Michigan – Once again, workers were exposed to dangerous amputation hazards while operating press brakes, which cut large metal pieces weighing up to 450 tons, because safety mechanisms were not in place at Basic Marine Inc. …