‘Callous disregard’ for safety leads to $89K OSHA fine
An Illinois roofing contractor has been cited by OSHA 19 times for fall hazards since 2006. An OSHA official said the contractor has shown “utter indifference” to the law.
Severe Violator Enforcement Program
$1.3 million safety fine for plant explosion that injured 17 workers
Washington state’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has fined Zodiac Cabin & Structures Support LLC $1,316,000 for safety and health violations in connection with an explosion at its plant that injured 17 workers.
12th inspection in 6 years: OSHA fines construction company $1.5 million
Saying it “demonstrated indifference towards the safety of their employees,” OSHA has issued $1,523,710 in fines to a Florida construction company.
15 injuries in 5 years, including 3 amputations: $503K OSHA fine
A manufacturer faces $503,380 in OSHA fines following four separate reports of workers suffering injuries at the facility.
18-year-old killed in grain elevator
Michigan OSHA (MIOSHA) is investigating the death of a high school junior inside a corn silo near Standish, MI.
18-year-old killed on job just months after graduating high school; $105K fine
“This young man was fresh out of high school with a lifetime ahead of him,” said Mark Hysell, OSHA’s area director in Eau Claire, WI. This tragedy means a six-figure fine and placement in an OSHA special-focus program for the company that employed the teen.
18-year-old worker almost killed first day on job; OSHA issues $152K in fines
A roofer without fall protection was almost killed his first day on the job. OSHA found out and issued $152,145 in fines.
2 companies slammed with $2M in OSHA fines for asbestos violations
An Illinois construction company brought non-English speaking workers to the U.S. and knowingly exposed them to asbestos, according to OSHA. Now two companies face almost $2 million in fines.
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.
62 violations of same standard since 1998; now $186K in new fines
A New Hampshire company has been cited 62 times for violations of OSHA’s lead standard since 1998. Now it faces $185,900 in additional fines for, you guessed it, new violations of the lead standard.
Almost $1 million in OSHA fines for deadly confined space blast
OSHA has issued $963,000 in fines to a cleaning services company in connection with the deaths of two of its employees inside a railcar in April.
Almost half-million dollars in fines for conveyor death
OSHA has proposed maximum penalties for a recycling company in connection with the death of an employee who was using a conveyor. Another employee of the company was injured in a similar incident four years ago.
Ashley Furniture agrees to pay $1.75M in OSHA fines; finger amputations triggered case
Ashley Furniture has agreed to pay $1.75 million in fines and open its safety program to federal scrutiny in a corporate-wide settlement agreement with OSHA. The company’s problems started when a worker lost three fingers while operating a machine without a proper guard.
Ashley Furniture’s OSHA fines now total almost $2.3 million in 2015
For the third time this year, OSHA has issued citations and fines to Ashley Furniture. The focus this time: failing to protect workers from moving machine parts.
Auto parts maker fined $3.43M, named ‘severe violator’
An Ohio auto parts manufacturer is facing $3.43 million in fines after OSHA hit the company with a staggering 57 safety violations. OSHA chief David Michaels said the company has shown a “total disregard for its workers.”
Business owner taken into custody for not paying OSHA fines
What happens when a company doesn’t correct workplace hazards and fails to pay OSHA fines? The owner of a contracting company in Illinois now knows the answer to that question.
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