The owner of a construction company could go to jail for not reporting an employee’s foot injury that resulted in an amputation. [Read more…]
Even more changes from OSHA’s new injury reporting requirements
March 24, 2015 Comments (0)
Turns out OSHA made some additional changes to procedures surrounding injury reports. [Read more…]
OSHA area director: Inspection resources are strained
March 17, 2015 4 Comments
An OSHA area director recently made some candid comments regarding resources within the federal agency. He describes the current situation for inspectors this way: They’re “inundated.” [Read more…]
Are these injuries reportable under new OSHA requirements?
February 4, 2015 Comments (0)
An employer asked five questions about OSHA’s new injury reporting requirements and got a response from the agency. OSHA’s answers help explain just what is reportable - and what isn’t. [Read more…]
Finger amputations lead to OSHA inspection: $1.76M in fines
February 3, 2015 Comments (0)
A huge OSHA fine, a “severe violator” label and public shaming by the U.S. Secretary of Labor. Not a good day for the U.S.’s largest furniture manufacturer, and it all started with one worker’s finger amputations. [Read more…]
Employee complaints lead to $182K in OSHA fines for amputation hazards
December 16, 2014 Comments (0)
OSHA says this company violated some basic federal safety regulations. The federal agency got tipped off by company employees. [Read more…]
Court: Give him workers’ comp … while he’s in prison
April 23, 2014 2 Comments
A former electric company lineman with 16 years experience will receive workers’ comp benefits after suffering a severe electrical shock and losing both of his hands. He’s also serving time in prison for manslaughter, which figured into the procedural history of his comp case. [Read more…]
Hand cut off in conveyor: Worker sues employer
August 2, 2013 5 Comments
Previously, we told you Publix Super Markets faced $182,000 in OSHA fines following the amputation of an employee’s hand. Now, the worker is suing the supermarket chain. What are her chances of having her lawsuit go forward? [Read more…]
Supermarket chain put in Severe Violator Program after amputation
February 21, 2012 Comments (1)
Publix Supermarkets faces $182,000 in OSHA fines in connection with the amputation of an employee’s hand. [Read more…]
Company faces $1.9M in fines for amputation and fall hazards
June 17, 2011 Comments (0)
Once again, OSHA has proposed a million-dollar fine for an employer with a history of violations. [Read more…]
