July 13, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A contractor with a history of violating workplace safety standards faces a total of $354,000 in new fines from OSHA in connection with trenching hazards at two work sites.
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Tags: contractor, ladder, repeat violation, Severe Violator Enforcement Program, shoring, trench collapse, trenching hazards, willful violation
January 14, 2011 by Fred Hosier
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has issued an important decision that will help determine what is and what isn’t a repeat OSHA violation.
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Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, OSHA, repeat violation
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
October 1, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Conveyor belts and tracks too often prove to be the source of serious employee injuries. Those injuries attract OSHA’s attention and wind up as fines.
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Tags: conveyor, foot injury, repeat violation
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