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OSHA Orders Reinstatement of Truck Driver 08/14/2014
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ordered Terry Unrein, an independent trucking contractor in Southern Oregon, to reinstate a driver fired in late 2011 for refusing to drive a semi-trailer with inadequate tread on the tires. Operating the tru...Read More
 
 
OSHA Cites Brooklyn Hospital for Workplace Violence Hazards 08/12/2014
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $78,000 in penalties against a Brooklyn hospital where employees were exposed to head, eye, face and groin injuries and intimidation and threats during routine interactions with patients and visitors. OSHA said an inspect...Read More
 
 
Opioid Tramadol to Become Schedule IV Controlled Substance Next Week 08/11/2014
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
The opioid tramadol will become a Schedule IV controlled substance on Aug. 18. The Drug Enforcement Administration announc...Read More
 
 
OSHA Cites Rust-Oleum for Clarkston Facility Silica Exposure 08/11/2014
Source: OSHA
State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Wcc
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Rust-Oleum Corp., doing business as Synta Inc., for 33 serious safety and health violations with proposed penalties totaling $188,500, OSHA announced. The company was cited for exposing both full-time and temporary worker...Read More
 
 
OSHA Slaps Tulsa Refinery with $184,800 in Fines after Finding Repeated Exposure to Hot Surfaces 08/07/2014
State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $184,800 in fines for a Tulsa crude oil refinery that allegedly exposed workers to hot surfaces, fall hazards and electrical shocks. OSHA cited Holly Refining and Marketing for five repeat and three serious violations, accordi...Read More
 
 
Office of Risk and Insurance Management Chooses Systema Software 08/06/2014
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Systema Software announced that the state Office of Risk and Insurance Management has selected SIMS Claims to support its claims and risk management operations for multiple lines, including workers’ compensation. Systema said it would host the claims software product “via its ...Read More
 
 
OSHA Cites Houston Co. $57,750 after Finding Repeated Amputation Hazards 08/06/2014
Source: OSHA
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A company in Houston is facing $57,750 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration fines after an inspection revealed repeat violations. OSHA cited Dimensional Machine Works for 13 safety violations, seven of which were repeats, according to a Monday ...Read More
 
 
OSHA Proposes $72,553 for Peanut Processer Cited with 28 Safety Violations 08/05/2014
Source: OSHA
State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Rochelle, Georgia-based peanut processer is facing $72,553 in federal fines after an Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection exposed 28 safety violations. The citations for McCleskey Mills include exposing workers to fall hazards, a lack of protections for those servici...Read More
 
 
OSHA Proposing $110,700 in Penalities for Violations at Home Depot in Chicago 08/01/2014
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0
The U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration is proposing $110,700 in penalities against Home Depot USA Inc. after citing it for six serious violations, including two repeat offenses, at one of its stores in Chicago. OSHA said Home Depot failed to train staff to use powered indu...Read More
 
 
OSHA Extends and Updates Safety Initiative after 9 Fatalities in Communications Tower Industry 07/28/2014
Source: OSHA
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has updated its directive on safety for employees working on communications towers after noting nine fatalities related to such projects in the current year. Those deaths appear to be a continuance of a trend, according to a Thursday ...Read More
 
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