A teenage worker's life was altered forever when his employer allowed him to operate machinery illegally and the 14-year-old lost his hand in the process.
Lauren Manufacturing ignored machine safety hazards, faces $105K in fines
July 17, 2015
A hydraulic press crushed a 62-year-old machine operator's left hand at a seal and gasket manufacturer, resulting in multiple broken bones. The injured worker, a 15-year employee, has been unable to return to work and has endured three surgeries as a result.
Two employees in two different incidents each lost a finger last year at a Georgia manufacturing company – injuries that OSHA says could have been avoided. The amputations occurred within a three month period at Elite Storage Solutions LLC. The company was issued 24 safety and health violations with proposed total penalties of $125,165.
OSHA cites Ridewell Corp. for one willful safety violation
June 30, 2015
If they had been in place, safety mechanisms might have saved a 62-year-old parts assembler who died after he was struck by a 4-pound metal spacer that flew off a 4-ton hydraulic press, OSHA inspectors determined.
OSHA finds 50 violations at Alfa Laval facility, many of them repeat
June 5, 2015
Alfa Laval Inc. faces $477,900 in proposed penalties after OSHA inspections discovered dozens of serious workplace safety violations, five of which were identified in previous inspections. Federal investigators found five repeated and 45 serious violations on a range of health and safety issues at the company's Broken Arrow facility, including inadequate protection of workers from machinery, a lack of respiratory equipment and training for hazardous chemicals.
Griffin Lumber & Hardware penalized $56K for hazards that injured temp worker
May 29, 2015
A 29-year-old temporary worker's left arm was amputated when his jacket was caught in the drive shaft of a conveyor belt suffered the latter at a sawmill operated by Griffin Lumber & Hardware.
Shut out by Lloyd industries, OSHA needs help from U.S. federal marshals to gain entry
May 12, 2015
After numerous inspections, warnings and fines, OSHA has levied $822,000 in fines against Lloyd Industries Inc. -- bringing the company's total to more than $1 million in the last fifteen years. OSHA has also placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
A Chicago-based manufacturer ignored safety requirements and put workers at risk for debilitating injuries because dangerous machines with moving parts lacked proper safety mechanisms.
A new employee working on a machine that forged parts lost a fingertip in a November, 2014 accident that could have been prevented, according to OSHA, if his company had trained him properly to operate the upsetter machine and if the machine had proper safety mechanisms.
Koser Iron Works employees exposed to machine, fire and explosion hazards
April 3, 2015
Once again, workers were exposed to dangerous amputation hazards* while fabricating metal products because safety mechanisms were not in place at Koser Iron Works Inc.