March 9, 2012 by Fred Hosier
A federal court says because a company made some effort to comply with an OSHA standard, safety violations weren’t willful. That will reduce the OSHA fines, which were originally almost $7.5 million, by at least 90%.
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Tags: Dayton Tire, lockout/tagout, OSHRC, willful violation
January 20, 2012 by Fred Hosier
The U.S. Labor Department has asked the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) to order a supermarket chain to comply with OSHA regulations involving fall and laceration hazards.
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Tags: enterprisewide relief, fall hazards, laceration hazards, Market Basket stores, OSHRC
June 8, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Earlier this year, a review panel addressed OSHA’s ability to issue fines for not having injury records that date back from more than the current year. Now OSHA has used its new authority to level an additional $40,000 in fines to one company.
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Tags: amputations, OSHRC, Recordkeeping, willful violation
March 21, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A recent ruling by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) clarifies OSHA’s ability to fine companies for older recordkeeping violations.
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Tags: injury logs, OSHA logs, OSHRC, recordable injuries, Recordkeeping
December 6, 2010 by Fred Hosier
The Occupational Safety and Health Act allows OSHA to issue higher fines when a company has been cited previously for a similar penalty. A recent case defines when the agency can and can’t use that tactic.
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Tags: fall protection, OSHRC, repeat violation, roofing, Sharon & Walter Construction, worker fell
November 29, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Scenario: A company failed to record an employee’s injury that happened more than four years ago. Can OSHA fine the company for that four years later?
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Tags: injury logs, OSHA fines, OSHRC, Recordkeeping, Volks Constructors
November 12, 2010 by Fred Hosier
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) has upheld an instance-by-instance OSHA fine involving the deaths of two Missouri construction company employees.
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Tags: egregious willful violations, fall protection, OSHRC, Thomas Industrial Coatings
July 30, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Uh oh. An OSHA inspector shows up at your business. He uncovers a violation, and you don’t dispute it. How do you limit your company’s financial liability?
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Tags: excavation, lower OSHA fines, OSHRC, willful violation
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