Manufacturer Fined $87K After Untrained Worker Burned While Changing Fuse

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $87,000 in penalties against a Pennsylvania manufacturer after an employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to his face, arms and hands. OSHA on Dec. 8 issued citations for one willful and three serious health and safety violations to ACF Industries, which manufactures specialty railcar parts and steel products at its plant in Milton. OSHA inspected the plant after an employee was burned by an arc blast while changing a fuse. Inspectors found that the employee, a blasting machine operator trainee, was not a trained, q...