Injury from Falling Boxes Leads to $66,000 in OSHA Fines

After an employee was hospitalized when a pile of boxes, patio furniture and other stock fell on top of him, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed $66,000 in fines against a Big Lots Store in Danvers, Massachusetts. OSHA said its inspectors found that numerous boxes of stock were stacked high and in an unstable condition throughout the storeroom. In addition, aisles were clogged by boxes of stock, broken wooden pallets, plastic wrap, packing materials and pieces of cardboard. OSHA issued citations for two repeated violations on Oct. 2. The administration had also ci...