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2020 Top Standards: OSHA most frequently violated standards

Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178)

January 1, 2020

Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) was the seventh most-frequently cited agency standard in FY 2019. Employers in the Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing industry were cited 235 times, based on 170 inspections, with proposed penalties of $506,594. In second place...

No fall, head protection for Pa. construction company workers

March 12, 2018

Employees at a Pennsylvania carpentry framing company performed their work without fall or head protection, according to OSHA, which has cited Strong Construction, Inc. for two willful and five serious safety and health violations. The Bensalem company, which specializes in commercial and industrial construction, faces $213,318 in fines.

18-year-old apprentice dies on Wisconsin bridge project

Third fatality since 2012

March 16, 2016

An 18-year-old man lost his life just three months after starting work for Lunda Construction Company. The carpenter's apprentice was mixing concrete for the Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge resurfacing project when a rough-terrain forklift struck and killed him.

Review forklift safety checklists every day

Marlee Rosen

August 3, 2015

The job of a forklift operator is not an easy one. It comes with many concerns to be aware of – and safety should be at the top of the list.

Shipping co. exposes workers in multiple states to danger from defective forklifts

DOL: Company repeatedly ignored safety needs

February 19, 2015

Multiple inspections during the last several years by OSHA have found that Central Transport LLC has repeatedly left dangerously defective forklifts in service in at least 11 shipping terminals in nine states: Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Illinois trucking company repeatedly violated safety standards

Hillside, Illinois, truck terminal faces $145,420 in penalties for violations

November 3, 2014

Central Transport LLC has been cited for 16 safety and health violations, including five repeat, one willful and two serious safety violations, at its trucking terminal in Hillside. An OSHA inspection found repeat and willful violations that involved defective powered industrial vehicles and lack of fall protection. Proposed penalties total $145,420.

Powered industrial truck violations increase

Operator training & certification are critical

Dave Johnson

October 2, 2014

OSHA’s powered industrial truck standard moved up from seventh place to sixth on the agency’s top ten most frequently cited standards for Fiscal 2013

Home Depot USA's Chicago store cited by OSHA for lack of training & other violations

US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $110,700 in penalties

August 6, 2014

Home Depot USA Inc. was recently cited for six, including two repeat, one willful and three serious safety violations, at its home improvement store on North Kimball Avenue in Chicago. The repeat and willful violations involved lack of training and maintenance for powered industrial vehicles. Proposed penalties total $110,700.

Sentry Protection Products debuts collision warning system at 2012 National Safety Council Congress & Expo

October 22, 2012

Sentry Protection Products introduces the newest member of your safety team - Collision Sentry®.

AEM publishes updated truck-mounted forklift safety manual

September 6, 2012

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has updated its Truck-Mounted Forklift Safety Manual to provide machine operators, maintenance personnel and others on the jobsite with up-to-date industry safety and maintenance information.