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Worker rescued from giant tank of peanuts


August 25, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Falls, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Respiratory safety, confined spaces

A fall left a worker submerged in a giant tank of peanuts. Fortunately, he lived to tell about the experience.

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2 employees poisoned: Why only 1 could sue


June 16, 2010 by Jim Burger
Posted in: Illnesses, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Lawsuits, Workers' comp, confined spaces, criminal charges, new court decision

How far should the “exclusive remedy” provision of workers’ comp go?

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OSHA issues second million-dollar fine in a month


June 1, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, What do you think?, Who Got Fined and Why?, confined spaces, cost of safety

A South Dakota company now faces $1.61 million in citations.

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Double fatality in confined space leads to $1.32M in OSHA fines


May 21, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Who Got Fined and Why?, confined spaces, enforcement

Seven-figure OSHA fines are becoming more common, especially in cases when the agency believes the company acted with willful disregard to safety.

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Company fined over 200K for safety violations after fatality


October 13, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, Falls, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?, confined spaces, fire/explosion

OSHA has fined a waste processing company $207,800 after an investigation prompted by a fatality at the facility.

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Combustible dust regulation on the fast track


September 30, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Investigations, Latest News & Views, New rules and regulations, OSHA news, What do you think?, confined spaces, fire/explosion

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and OSHA interim administrator Jordan Barab have said that a new combustible dust regulation is one of their rulemaking priorities at OSHA.

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Fatal sugar explosion caused by poor maintenance, housekeeping


September 28, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Investigations, Latest News & Views, New rules and regulations, OSHA news, Safety training, confined spaces, fire/explosion

A government agency says the February 2008 explosion and fire at the Imperial Sugar plant in Port Wentworth, GA, that killed 14 workers and injured 36 others, was caused by poor equipment design, maintenance and housekeeping.

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Safety complaint leads to seven-figure fine


June 23, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?, confined spaces, cost of safety, whistleblower

OSHA takes employee safety complaints seriously, especially when a company has a record of previous infractions.

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Bizarre accident: Worker dies after being trapped in grain bin


June 3, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Teen workers, confined spaces

A 17-year-old worker at a grain elevator in Haswell, CO, was killed after being buried alive in a grain bin.

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Bizarre accident: Worker cooked to death at soup factory


May 20, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, confined spaces

Do you have workers who clean in confined spaces? Here’s a cautionary tale for them.

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Company pleads guilty to criminal charge in worker’s death


March 23, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?, confined spaces

An OSHA fine isn’t always the only penalty a company can expect from the government when it experiences a workplace fatality.

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Difficult message: When not to rescue a hurt co-worker


February 25, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Who Got Fined and Why?, confined spaces

Some employees may not understand at first why you’d tell them not to rescue a co-worker who has collapsed. But this case provides a good reminder of the potential consequences.

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