$378K fine: OSHA says company defied safety rules
A Midwest green energy company now knows that getting caught in OSHA’s Severe Violators Enforcement Program (SVEP) results in huge fines.
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$4.3M to family for fatal forklift crash
Two New Jersey companies will pay a total of $4.3 million to the family of a man who was unable to stop the pallet truck he was driving. He later died of injuries suffered in the crash.
$487K fine: 33 violations, including lack of safety training
Do you work at a company that has more than one facility? It might pay to keep track of OSHA inspections at your company’s other facilities. Those other inspections can have an impact on you.
1 worker killed, 1 injured in zip line collapse
One worker was killed, another remains hospitalized in critical condition after the collapse of a zip line tower on Hawaii’s Big Island.
14-year-old’s hand cut off by machine: OSHA fines company
OSHA fines may not be the only penalty faced by a company where a 14-year-old boy’s hand was cut off in a wood planer.
2 amputations in 3 months: New OSHA reporting rules prompt $125K fine
Two workers lost fingers at this manufacturing plant in the span of three months. In the inspection that followed, OSHA inspectors found 22 violations related to hazards that caused the injuries and other safety issues. The company faces $125,165 in fines.
2 amputations, 1 while inspector present: OSHA fines company $119K
Can you think of a worse scenario? Part of a worker’s thumb was cut off while an OSHA inspector was onsite.
2 workers hospitalized in separate incidents: $1.92 million in OSHA fines
Following a long history of noncompliance according to OSHA, the agency has issued $1,922,895 in fines to an aluminum manufacturing company after inspectors learned two employees were hospitalized in separate incidents.
2 workers lose consciousness in confined space: $73K fine
After one worker collapsed inside a confined space, a second one rushed in and also lost consciousness. Now the company faces $73,105 in fines.
3 amputations in 2 months: $484K in OSHA fines
This company corrected violations found in a previous OSHA inspection, but didn’t apply the fixes to other pieces of equipment. Now, three employees have suffered amputations, and the company’s wallet is a lot lighter.
3 fatalities provide reminder for workers near power lines
Here’s a reminder for employees who work near power lines: Electricity kills workers, all too often.
3 inspections later, company faces $735K in OSHA fines
Companies that OSHA places in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) can count on multiple safety inspections with accompanying large fines for infractions.
4 burned in explosion; $119K OSHA fine
OSHA has fined a St. Louis company $119,000 in connection with an explosion last August that injured four workers, two of them critically.
4 families sue grain company in explosion death of employees
A Kansas grain company faces a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the families of four men who were among six killed when a grain silo exploded in October 2011.
61 OSHA violations at one facility: $357K in fines
A serious OSHA violation can earn a fine of up to $12,675. When the number of citations OSHA issues to a single company reaches well into double digits, the employer can expect a huge fine.
72% of Congressional offices violate OSHA regs
Members of Congress should have some idea about how difficult it is to comply completely with OSHA standards: Only 28% of their offices do so.
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