Archive for August 2020
OSHA fines manufacturer $218,192 after falling wood kills worker
OSHA has cited Mobile, Alabama-based Miller & Co. Inc. for failing to protect employees from struck-by hazards after a worker was fatally injured at the company’s Selma, Alabama, facility. The lumber and flooring manufacturer faces $218,192 in penalties. The employee died after being struck by a piece of wood while attempting to clear a jammed…
Read MoreN.Y. manufacturer fined, citations upheld for falsely claiming violations corrected
An administrative law judge with the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has upheld citations and penalties from OSHA against Timberline Hardwood Floors LLC, a custom hardwood-flooring manufacturer that falsely claimed to have corrected previously cited hazards. The judge’s decision also orders the company to pay $166,265 in penalties for all violations. In 2012,…
Read MoreHoneywell Expands Portfolio of Portable Multi-gas Monitoring Solutions, Helps Keep Workers Safe and Jobsites Compliant
Honeywell Expands Portfolio of Portable Multi-gas Monitoring Solutions, Helps Keep Workers Safe and Jobsites Compliant Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced new multi-gas monitoring solutions that work seamlessly together to help keep workers safe and confident while in hazardous areas. From fixed-life single-gas detectors, compact multi-gas detectors to transportable area gas monitoring solutions, Honeywell BW™ has…
Read MoreSome metrics in the red as EPA pushes to reopen
Key metrics in EPA’s own data on the spread of the COVID-19 virus were in the red as the agency took another step toward reopening during the pandemic, according to E&E News. Screenshots of EPA’s facility status dashboard obtained by E&E News show that COVID-19 cases were climbing in the areas surrounding EPA’s headquarters in…
Read MoreEmployers get major protections in GOP COVID-19 liability shield bill
The Senate Republicans’ sweeping bill to shield businesses from coronavirus-related liability includes significant proposals that would protect employers from a range of workplace laws while also attempting to enact what some call “radical” tort reform, according to Bloomberg Law. The bill’s safe harbor provision would immunize employers from lawsuits or enforcement actions connected to the…
Read MoreFlower World hit with $4,200 fine for banning face masks
A Washington State plant nursery whose owner forbade employees from wearing masks has been fined $4,200 for failing to ensure a safe workplace and potentially exposing workers to the coronavirus, according to the Everett, WA Heraldnet. Flower World was cited for a “serious” violation by the state Department of Labor and Industries following an investigation…
Read MoreOSHA orders Southern California trucking company to reinstate employee terminated for refusing to drive overweight vehicle
OSHA has ordered JHOS Logistics and Transportation Inc. to reinstate an employee terminated for refusing to drive what the employee reasonably believed to be an overweight vehicle at the company’s Wilmington, California facility. OSHA also ordered the company to pay more than $190,000 in back wages, $25,000 in punitive damages, $5,000 in compensatory damages and…
Read MoreReno wine store faces hefty fine from OSHA after noncompliance
A Reno wine store was fined more than $2,500 for not complying with one or more COVID1- safety requirements, according to Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and reported by Reno News 4 and Fox 11. Vino 100, located at 1131 Steamboat Parkway in south Reno, was fined $2,603 by OSHA after industry-specific guidance and…
Read MoreAt least 20 percent of U.S. meatpackers may have contracted coronavirus
Over 50,000 food and agricultural workers have contracted COVID-19 in the United States, according to numbers compiled by the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN). As of its latest figures, 51,453 workers in the meatpacking, food processing and farming industries have contracted the disease since March. The overwhelming majority of these, 38,641, are meatpacking workers.…
Read MoreTired of wells that threaten residents’ health, a small California town takes on the oil industry
In Arvin, California, a small, agricultural town at the southern tip of the San Joaquin Valley, pollution is a pervasive part of life, according to Inside Climate News.. Pesticides sprayed on industrial-scale farms, fumes drifting from the region’s ubiquitous oil and gas wells, exhaust from the trucks barreling down Interstate 5—it all gets trapped in…
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