White Cedar Shingles Inc. has been cited for nine safety violations by OSHA after a worker was fatally injured May 21 while servicing machinery that had not been locked out to prevent unexpected startup. As a result of the inspection, OSHA has placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP).
Mark Hysell, the agency's area director in Eau Claire, said the company was cited in 2012 for ailing to control hazardous energy by training workers on affixing machine lockout devices and failed to act on it.