A building contractor has been cited with four violations of federal safety standards after an airport hangar collapsed near the Boise Airport in Idaho killing three workers and injuring eight others, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Monday.
A Chicago-area framing contractor has been cited with nine violations of federal safety standards after exposing employees to falls and failing to provide other safety equipment, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Monday.
A utility company in Texas violated federal labor law by firing a union worker for his testimony raising safety concerns about smart meters that report electricity usage, the National Labor Relations Board ruled.
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An Indiana framing contractor has been cited with 10 violations of federal safety standards after exposing employees to falls twice in less than two weeks, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Thursday.
A New Jersey water tower painting company has been cited with 21 violations of federal safety standards after an employee suffered serious injuries from an 80 foot fall, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Wednesday.
A global meat casing manufacturer has been cited with nine violations of federal safety standards after two employees at its Danville, Ill. facility both suffered severe injuries in the same week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Wednesday.
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Employer contests a four-item serious citation in 11 parts and $53,976 fine. The serious citation includes the alleged violation of 29.C.F.R. 1910.134(c)(1), for failure to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures; 29.C.F.R. 1910.134(e)(1), for failure to provide a medical evaluation to determine an employee’s ability to use a respirator before the employee was required to use the respirator in the workplace; and 29.C.F.R. 1910.134(f)(2), for failure to ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting face-piece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator. (20-0329)
Employer contests a three-item serious citation and $6,998 fine and a repeat citation and $8,906 fine. The serious citation includes the alleged violation of 29.C.F.R. 1926.102(a)(1), for failure to ensure that eye and face protective equipment was used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury; 29.C.F.R. 1926.1053(b)(1), for failure to secure portable ladders used to access an upper landing surface against displacement; and 29.C.F.R. 1926.1053(b)(13), for failure to ensure that the top step of a stepladder was not used as a step. (20-0330)
Employer contests a two-item serious citation and $12,337 fine and a two-item other-than-serious citation with no fine. The serious citation includes the alleged violation of 29.C.F.R. 1910.36(d)(1), for failure to ensure that employees were able to open exit route doors from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge; and 29.C.F.R. 1910.178(l)(4)(iii), for failure to conduct an evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator performance at least once every three years. The other-than-serious citation includes the alleged violation of 29.C.F.R. 1910.157(e)(3), for failure to perform annual maintenance checks on fire extinguishers. (20-0317)
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