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Safety mechanisms would have prevented worker's death

OSHA cites Endicott Clay Products

October 14, 2015

Following the death of a worker on June 16, 2015, OSHA cited the Endicott Clay Products’ brick manufacturing plant for three serious safety violations.

OSHA: Meatpacking District fatality 'completely avoidable'

"Carlos Moncayo was a person, not a statistic"

October 13, 2015

Carlos Moncayo, a 22-year-old laborer from Queens, was trying to make a living as he worked on the construction of a Restoration Hardware store at 19 Ninth Ave. in Manhattan on April 6, 2015. Instead, his life ended that day when the 14-foot-deep trench in which he was working collapsed and buried him beneath tons of soil and debris.

36-foot fall kills construction worker in Texas

October 5, 2015

A subcontractor and general contractor were cited for safety violations by OSHA after a worker plunged to his death from a four floor apartment complex in in New Braunfels, Texas.

Machine guard violations can cause serious injury

Consequences: amputations, lacerations, crushing injuries & death

Benita Mehta

October 1, 2015

In fiscal year 2014, OSHA issued 2,396 citations and almost $7 million ($6,891,521)in penalties for violations of its machine guard standard (1910.212), making it the ninth-most violated standard in the time period.

Snack maker repeats machine guarding violations, worker loses part of a finger

September 22, 2015

The company that produces cookies and crackers for brands such as Kellogg, General Mills and Nabisco has been cited for safety violations by OSHA, after one of its workers lost part of a finger in a machine.

Oil worker wearing chemical suit dies from heat

September 21, 2015

A 45-year-old pipefitter who was wearing four layers of clothing – including a chemical suit - while he worked died on the job in March at a petroleum refinery in Norco, Lousiana.

Recurring hazards at Wegmans Food Markets in NY injure 2 workers

OSHA proposes more than $188K in fines for supermarket chain

September 18, 2015

Wegmans Food Markets Inc. bills itself as an industry leader and innovator. However, recurring hazards at its 1500 Brooks Ave. bakery in Rochester — and injuries to two workers — suggest a need for the supermarket chain to address workplace safety for its employees.

Worker loses parts of three fingers on table saw

Company failed to follow machine safety procedures

September 17, 2015

A 45-year-old worker lost part of three fingers when his left hand caught in a table saw at a Cordova company that fabricates reusable shipping containers. Doctors reattached the fingers, but had to amputate the tip of his left middle finger. The employee has been unable to return to work.

Three oil workers killed in west Texas rig fire

“A heartbreaking and senseless case”

September 15, 2015

An Odessa, Texas company has been cited for six workplace violations in the deaths of three workers in March, 2015.

Neb. company tries to hide the hazards during amputation investigation

Company shut down production line, turned the lights off

September 11, 2015

A Norfolk, Nebraska flooring materials company tried to hide hazardous machines from federal inspectors, according to OSHA. The agency said MP Global Products LLC also threatened to fire employees who complained about unsafe working conditions during an investigation into why a 65-year-old temporary worker suffered the amputation of one finger and severe damage to another when his left hand was caught as he operated a machine.