Amputation, Crushing Injuries Lead to Workplace Safety Citations, Fines

Companies in Ohio and Wisconsin have been cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration after workers suffered amputations and crushing injuries. OSHA announced Tuesday that it cited Greeley, Colorado-based beef processing plant operator JBS Green Bay Inc. after an employee suffered severe crushing injuries to his right index and middle fingers while removing a shackle from a cow that was moving down a trolley line at the company’s Green Bay, Wisconsin, plant. The company failed to install proper guarding to protect trolley line workers from pinch points, OSHA stated....