“Unscrupulous employers often consider it more cost effective to pay the minimal OSHA penalty and continue to operate an unsafe workplace than to correct the underlying health and safety problem. The current penalties do not provide an adequate deterrent.”

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Tags: David Michaels, death of an employee, OSHA penalty, prison time, Protecting America's Workers Act

In the first year of the Obama administration, OSHA was busy handing out fines the likes of which hadn’t been seen for eight years. Here’s our rundown of 10 significant fines from the last 12 months, and what they mean for businesses:

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Tags: BP, Obama administration, OSHA fines, prison time, top 10