OSHA Cites Metal Extraction Facility After Workers Burned by Arc Flash
OSHA Cites Metal Extraction Facility After Workers Burned by Arc Flash ASARCO faces $278,456 in penalties for two willful violations and one serious violation. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited ASARCO – a metal smelting company – for electrical hazards after an arc flash caused three workers to […]
OSHA Cites Manufacturing Facility – OSHA Issues 22 Citations for Safety & Health Hazards
OSHA News Release Region 4 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Tire Manufacturer And Contractors for 22 Safety and Health Violations MACON, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a combined 22 citations to Kumho Tire Georgia Inc., Sae Joong Mold Inc., and J-Brothers Inc. after a […]
OSHA Requests Information on Possible Updates to the Lockout Tagout Standard
OSHA TRADE RELEASE OSHA Requests Information on Possible Updates to the Lockout Tagout Standard WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is requesting information on a possible update to the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)) standard. The Agency is interested in comments on the use of control […]
‘It’s a Miracle’ Man Survived Electric Shock Accident at Work: ‘Some of His Body Was Burned’
‘It’s a Miracle’ Man Survived Electric Shock Accident at Work: ‘Some of His Body Was Burned’ “It went through his stomach and out of his shoulder,” said his daughter Micha Christen Bavousett A man in Tennessee was electrocuted while working, and his daughter has opened up about the terrifying incident. Mike Bavousett was doing maintenance […]
Lockout/Tagout (LOTO): Electrical Safety Simplified
This article is from the March 2019 issue of Occupational Health & Safety Magazine and written by our Executive Vice President: Lockout/Tagout (LOTO): Electrical Safety Simplified LOTO is an integral part of the electrical safety requirements contained in the NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. By Robert J. St. Pierre Mar 01, […]
Lockout Tagout (LOTO): Electrical Safety Simplified
This article is from the March 2019 issue of Occupational Health & Safety Magazine and written by our Executive Vice President: Lockout/Tagout (LOTO): Electrical Safety Simplified LOTO is an integral part of the electrical safety requirements contained in the NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. By Robert J. St. Pierre Mar 01, […]
OSHA Cites Company for 24 Serious Safety Violations – including failing to train employees
OSHA News Release – Region 6 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Canned Food Company in Texas After Employee Suffers Amputation EL PASO, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bruce Foods Corporation – a Mexican food manufacturer based in El Paso, Texas – after an employee suffered […]
Paper Manufacturer Cited for Exposing Workers to Electrical Hazards
OSHA News Release – Region 4 $303,657 Proposed in Penalties NATCHEZ, MS – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited von Drehle Corp. – a paper products manufacturer – for several workplace safety hazards that put employees at risk of injury at its facility in Natchez, Mississippi. The paper […]
OSHA Inspections – “I Hear You Knocking… But You Can’t Come In!”
Check out this months article from Employment Law Monthly, written by Melanie D. Lipomanis, an Associate on the Employment Team at Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. I Hear You Knocking… But You Can’t Come In! – OSHA Inspections The time to plan and implement procedures for handling a worksite inspection is definitely not when the […]
Electrical Accident – “Electrical Arc Formed… And Electrocuted Him”
Man electrocuted in accident in Fermont CNESST, the provincial workplace, health and safety commission, has opened an investigation. A 62-year-old man was electrocuted Saturday morning while trying to remove a backhoe that got stuck in some electrical wires in Fermont, a town on the North Shore near the border with Labrador. The backhoe slid down […]
