A & B Foundry & Machining LLC received a proposed fine of $170,107 for 33 health and safety violations issued during an inspection at the Franklin, Ohio facility. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated the inspection under its national emphasis program targeting the primary metals industry. Among the violations found were four repeat violations […]
Enercon Services Inc. has been ordered to pay $261,152 in back wages, compensatory damages and interest, plus attorney’s fees, to a senior engineer following an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA staff in Kansas City, Mo., found that the company violated the whistle-blower provisions of the Energy Reorganization Act and wrongfully terminated […]
A & B Foundry & Machining LLC received a proposed fine of $170,107 for 33 health and safety violations issued during an inspection at the Franklin, Ohio facility. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated the inspection under its national emphasis program targeting the primary metals industry. Among the violations found were four repeat violations […]
Monro Muffler Brake Inc.’s Portsmouth, N.H., facility faces more than $221,000 in fines following an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA inspectors found that workers were in danger of electric shock from exposed, energized wires, a hazard that the company did not correct after knowing of its existence. Defective work ladders, unsecured […]
WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers to post OSHA Form 300A, which lists a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred during 2012. The form must be posted between Feb. 1 and April 30, 2013. The summary must include the total number of job-related injuries and […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidelines in several states that have enacted laws authorizing the use of “medical marijuana.” We have had several inquiries about whether the DOJ advice to Federal prosecutors regarding pursuing criminal cases will have an impact upon the Department of Transportation’s longstanding regulation about the use of marijuana by safety‐sensitive […]
OSHA News Release: 13-186-NAT Feb. 28, 2013 Contact: Scott Allen Joanna Hawkins Phone: 312-353-6976 215-861-5101 Email: allen.scott@dol.gov hawkins.joanna@dol.gov Norfolk Southern Railway Co. ordered by US Labor Department’s OSHA to pay $1.1 million after terminating 3 workers for reporting injuries Investigation found violations of Federal Railroad Safety Act whistleblower provisions WASHINGTON – Norfolk Southern Railway Co. […]
