A Wisconsin company will pay a $700,000 fine and take additional steps after OSHA said it exposed 14 workers to dangerous lead levels. [Read more…]
Workers exposed to dangerous lead levels: $1.4M OSHA fine
August 2, 2016 Comments (1)
OSHA found 14 workers at this company had lead levels up to 20 times the maximum exposure limit. That led to 14 separate violations, one for each worker, helping to bring this company’s total fine to $1,395,000. [Read more…]
Shooting range fined $135K for lead, noise hazards
May 19, 2016 Comments (0)
A Pennsylvania shooting range is out $135K after OSHA discovered lead and noise hazards. OSHA also placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program. [Read more…]
Lead hazards lead to $105K fine for Brooklyn manufacturer
May 12, 2016 Comments (0)
OSHA inspected a Brooklyn, NY, manufacturer after getting a report that a machinist had an elevated blood lead level. The inspection revealed workers there were exposed to dangerous lead levels. [Read more…]
Owner, consultants disobey order to allow OSHA inspection - now they’re fined
June 3, 2015 Comments (1)
In what it believes to be the first time in OSHA’s history, a company has been found in criminal contempt for not allowing OSHA to inspect a facility after a judge’s order. Now a federal court has fined four people. [Read more…]
62 violations of same standard since 1998; now $186K in new fines
August 17, 2012 6 Comments
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. [Read more…]
