Alleged Machinery Hazards Bring Plant $51,000 in Fines

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued four safety citations, with fines totaling $51,000, to Colfor Manufacturing for alleged violations involving machinery at its Malvern, Ohio, facility.The company manufactures automotive parts using hot and cold forging methods. OSHA began an inspection of the site in October.The company received one repeat citation for allegedly failing to lock out the energy sources of mechanical and hydraulic forging presses during die changes, servicing or maintenance.Colfor Manufacturing was cited for the same alleged violation in February 2010, ...