Workers at Diversified Fabricating, Inc. were exposed to iron oxide fumes at levels higher than the permissible exposure limit and a host of other hazards, earning the Oneonta, Alabama company 23 OSHA citations and $73,000 in proposed penalties.
In addition to dangerous fumes, an OSHA inspection conducted through the agency’s National Emphasis Program on Amputations found the workers, who workers were engaged in fabricating steel drums used in the lumber mill industry, were exposed to fall and amputation hazards