Alleged Amputation, Other Risks Bring Facility $124,740 in Fines

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued 19 health and safety citations, with fines totaling $124,740, to Falls Stamping and Welding Co., following an inspection of the employer's metal-stamping facility in Cleveland, Ohio.OSHA began the inspection after receiving a complaint alleging that failure to lock out and tag out machinery energy sources exposed workers to amputation hazards.The agency issued one willful citation for allegedly failing to ensure workers who lock out machinery, such as mechanical power presses, were trained in lockout and tagout procedures.OSHA is...