OSHA Cites Railroad for Lack of Lead Monitoring, Protection

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued seven safety violations and proposed penalties of $110,500 against Illinois Central Railroad Co. for failing to monitor and prevent lead exposure.The agency issued the citations after a May 29 inspection of a Chicago work site, where the railroad's workers were demolishing a bridge near South Lock Street and Archer Avenue. "It was unacceptable that Illinois Central Railroad Co. failed to follow safety and health standards that protected workers from the known hazards of lead exposure," said Gary Anderson, OSHA's area director in ...