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OSHA sends another warning about Black Friday crowds


November 17, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Analysis/Commentary, enforcement, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, What do you think?, Who Got Fined and Why?

The title of the press release says, “OSHA encourages major retailers to provide crowd management measures.” A better word instead of “encourages” would have been “warns.”

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Employee trampling death: Judge rules against Wal-Mart


March 30, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, new court decision, What do you think?, Who Got Fined and Why?

A judge has ruled that Wal-Mart should pay a $7,000 fine in connection with the trampling death of one of its employees. But this case may not be over yet.

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