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
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
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
May 31, 2011 by Fred Hosier
When OSHA wants to make a statement with a large fine, it can ratchet up the amount by multiplying violations by the number of employees. Such is the case in a recent fine involving a Midwest facility.
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Tags: asbestos, cancer, protective clothing, respirators, training, willful violation
April 25, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A Midwest green energy company now knows that getting caught in OSHA’s Severe Violators Enforcement Program (SVEP) results in huge fines.
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Tags: egregious violation, lockout/tagout, Outland Renewable Resources, Severe Violators Enforcement Program, willful violation
August 4, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Two companies face more than a quarter-of-a-million dollars in fines in connection with an explosion that resulted from the combination of flammable vapors and welding.
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Tags: flammable vapors, welding, willful violation
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
August 13, 2009 by Fred Hosier
OSHA will issue willful violations when it believes a company has ignored well established regulations.
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Tags: ammonia storage, Sinton Dairy Foods, willful violation
January 8, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Tyson Foods has agreed to pay the maximum penalty for a willful violation of an OSHA standard resulting in the death of an employee.
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Tags: employee death, OSHA fine, Tyson Foods, willful violation
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