From osha.gov
10-458-CHI
April 19, 2010
Contact: Scott Allen
Phone: 312-353-69767
E-mail: allen.scott@dol.gov
US Labor Department’s OSHA proposes $64,000 in penalties against Elk Grove, Ill.-based Ceva Freight for serious and repeat safety violations
ELK GROVE, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Ceva Freight LLC, a logistics and freight management solutions company for national and multi-national companies in Elk Grove, with $64,000 in proposed penalties for alleged serious, repeat and other-than-serious violations of federal workplace safety standards.
As a result of a January 2010 inspection, OSHA has cited the company with two serious violations and proposed a $10,000 penalty for not ensuring industrial trucks were properly inspected before use and for failing to provide legible name plates on the trucks. An OSHA violation is serious if death or serious physical harm can result from a hazard an employer knew or should have known exists.
Ceva Freight LLC also has received two repeat violations and a proposed $50,000 penalty for failing to provide proper load backrest extensions and to take trucks with safety defects out of service. A repeat violation is issued when an employer previously was cited for the same or similar violation of any standard, regulation, rule or order at any other facilities in federal enforcement states within the last three years.
Additionally, the company has been cited with two other-than-serious violations carrying a proposed $4,000 penalty for failing to record injury and illness on OSHA 300 forms and to provide those forms to OSHA when requested.
“Employees that work with and around powered industrial trucks face serious injury or even death if proper OSHA safety regulations are not followed,” said OSHA Area Director Diane Turek in Des Plaines, Ill. “Those who ignore these safety regulations are inviting tragedy into the lives of their workers.”
The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to assure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.
From osha.gov
Region 4 News Release: 10-477-ATL (226)
April 19, 2010
Contact: Michael D’Aquino Michael Wald
D’Aquino.Michael@dol.gov Wald.Michael@dol.gov
Phone: 404-562-2076 404-562-2078
US Department of Labor’s OSHA proposes more than $63,000 in penalties
against Hope Hull, Ala., manufacturer for willful and serious violations
MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $63,700 in penalties against Daehan Solution Alabama LLC in Hope Hull, Ala., for safety violations.
An inspection in October 2009 began after an employee sustained an amputation of three fingers on one hand. The investigation revealed that the company had violated OSHA standards by failing to provide proper machine guarding. The employer allowed the light curtains, an invisible infra-red beam used for employee protection, to be overridden and remain inoperable for a period of two years. If the light curtain had been operating correctly, the amputation could have been avoided.
As a result, OSHA is proposing one willful violation carrying $49,000 in proposed penalties. The agency defines a willful violation as one committed with plain indifference to or intentional disregard for employee safety and health.
Seven serious violations, with proposed penalties of $14,700, included open-sided floors, electrical hazards, other machine guarding deficiencies and failure to label stop buttons.
“If the employer had implemented the recommended safety procedures by having proper machine guarding on equipment, these needless injuries could have been avoided,” said Kurt Petermeyer, OSHA’s area director in Mobile.
The company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations to comply, request an informal conference with the OSHA area director or contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The site was inspected by staff from OSHA’s Mobile Area Office, 1141 Montlimar Drive, Suite 10006; telephone 251-441-6131.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to assure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.
From osha.gov
Region 2 News Release: 10-473-NEW/BOS 2010-167
Mon., April 19, 2010
Contact: Ted Fitzgerald
Phone: 617-565-2074
E-mail: fitzgerald.edmund@dol.gov
US Labor Department’s OSHA proposes $130,800 in fines for Bronx, NY, woodwork manufacturer for fire, chemical and amputation hazards
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited H&H Woodworking Inc., a Bronx, N.Y., manufacturer of custom architectural woodwork, for 26 alleged willful and serious violations of safety and health standards after an employee sustained a partial hand amputation on an unguarded radial arm saw. The company faces a total of $130,800 in proposed fines.
“Our inspection found that the blades on this and other saws lacked the guarding designed to prevent just this type of accident,” said Diana Cortez, OSHA’s area director in Tarrytown. “In addition, we identified a range of mechanical, chemical and fire hazards that, if uncorrected, expose employees to the dangers of flash fires, eye injury, hazardous substances and an inability to exit the workplace swiftly in the event of a fire or other emergency.”
The unguarded saw blades resulted in OSHA issuing the company two willful citations with $84,000 in proposed fines. OSHA defines a willful violation as one committed with plain indifference to or intentional disregard for employee safety and health.
The inspection also identified potential fire hazards including the accumulation of combustible wood dust; a failure to ground and bond segments of the plant’s dust collection system; unbonded containers of flammable liquids; combustible residue accumulation on surfaces of spray booths; and no training in fire extinguisher use. Other hazards included a locked exit door; obstructed exit route; untrained forklift operators; no lockout-tagout program for energy sources; respirator deficiencies; no chemical hazard communication program; allowing workers to consume food in areas where hazardous chemicals are used; a lack of quick drenching facilities for workers exposed to corrosive liquids; and insufficient protective measures for employees working with methylene chloride. These conditions resulted in the issuance of 24 serious citations, with $46,800 in fines. OSHA issues serious citations when death or serious physical harm is likely to result from hazards about which the employer knew or should have known.
“One means of preventing recurring hazards is for employers to establish effective comprehensive workplace safety and health programs that involve their workers in proactively evaluating, identifying and eliminating those hazards,” said Robert Kulick, OSHA’s regional administrator in New York.
The employer has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and proposed penalties to comply, meet with the OSHA area director or contest the citations and penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. This inspection was conducted by OSHA’s Tarrytown Area Office; telephone 914-524-7510.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to assure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.
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