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ATLANTA, Georgia – OSHA cited hardware merchant wholesaler Hilti Inc. for exposing employees to struck-by hazards after an employee was injured while operating a forklift at a distribution center in Atlanta, Georgia. The Plano, Texas-based company faces penalties of $164,802. OSHA inspectors …
Name of product: PowerStream Power Supply Units for Air Sensors Recall date: February 14, 2019 Recall number: 19-064 Units: About 4,200 sold in the United States (in addition, about 172 were sold in Canada) Power supply connected to air sensor Location of model …
Name of product: DeWALT DWD110 and DWD112 drills Recall date: February 5, 2019 Recall number: 19-059 Units: About 122,000 (in addition, about 8,000 were sold in Canada) Hazard: The drill’s wiring can contact internal moving parts, posing a shock hazard. Description: This recall …
WASHINGTON, DC – To protect worker privacy, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule that eliminates the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of …
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) posted new Fatal Occupational Injuries Data for 2017 in December regarding deaths from on-the-job injuries for 2017. According to the News Release, 5,147 deaths occurred in 2017 from workplace injuries, a slight decrease from 5,190 deaths in 2016. This decrease …
Name of product: Door locksets Recall date: December 12, 2018 Recall number: 19-046 Units: About 13,500 (in addition, about 800 were sold in Canada and about 200 were sold in Mexico) Hazard: The lockset can fail to open, posing an entrapment hazard and inability to vacate a …
