OSHA Review Commission Affirms Citations in Arm Amputation Case

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has upheld citations and $87,963 in fines issued to a rubber manufacturer after a worker’s arm was severed. The commission, in a ruling published Thursday, affirmed citations and penalties against Trenton, New Jersey-based Denaka Partners LP over a December 2020 incident in which an employee’s arm was severed when his shirt sleeve got pulled into a mill. An inspector issued citations alleging serious and willful violations pertaining to machine guarding standards, a failure to timely offer hepatitis B vaccinations to emplo...