A company recently was fined $563,000 for 10 OSHA violations. How did a relatively small number of fines add up to that large amount?

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Tags: fall, lockout/tagout, manufacturer, repeat violations, willful violations

OSHA has issued stiff fines against an Eau Claire, WI, company, in connection with a June 29, 2010 explosion and fire at its facility. The agency says WRR Environmental Services Co. didn’t implement an adequate safety program following a 2007 fire that destroyed its plant.

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Tags: explosion, fire, willful violations, WRR Environmental Services Co.

An analysis of OSHA enforcement during the first two years of the Obama administration shows how the agency has changed its enforcement tactics compared to the Bush years.

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Tags: Obama's OSHA, OMB Watch, OSHA citations, OSHA enforcement, willful violations

OSHA has fined a Belvedere, IL, company $510,000 in connection with a December 2009 explosion that killed a bystander.

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Tags: bystander killed, explosion, NDK Crystals, willful violations