Workers' Compensation News
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Obernauer Replaces Shufro as Head of NYCOSH
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12/19/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Charlene Obernauer has been named executive director of the New York Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, replacing Joel Shufro, who cofounded the organization in 1978 and has served as executive director for most of its 35-year history.Obernauer, a native of...Read More
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OSHA Cites Grand Rock after Amputation
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12/19/2013
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State: OH | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Grand Rock Co. Inc. of Painesville, Ohio, for one willful and one serious safety violation after a worker had four fingers amputated in June. The employee had been operating an unguarded machine that bends tubes for auto exhaust s...Read More
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OSHA Cites Williams Olefins following Fatal Plant Explosion
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12/17/2013
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Williams Olefins for safety violations following a petrochemical plant explosion in Geismar, La., that killed two workers and injured 80 other people last June.OSHA has proposed $99,000 in fines against the company for viol...Read More
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OSHA Proposes $154K in Fines after Roofer Falls to his Death
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12/17/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Florida roofing company and is proposing penalties of $154,000 for four safety violations, including two willful violations, following the death of a worker, the agency said Monday.OSHA said it conducted two inspections o...Read More
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OSHA Proposes $199,800 in Fines against Piping Plant
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12/13/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $199,800 in penalties against a Houston manufacturer for four repeat and three serious violations after a worker was struck by a broken die piece on a mechanical press in June. OSHA said it cited Piping Technology and Pr...Read More
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OSHA Cites Polystyrene Manufacturer for Safety Violations
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12/13/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $105,490 in penalties against a Connecticut manufacturer for alleged safety violations.OSHA said it inspected the Gilman Brothers Co., a manufacturer of polystyrene foam core boards, on May 31 and Sept. 4. After the firs...Read More
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OSHA Fines Industrial Gas Manufacturer for Safety Violations
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12/12/2013
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited industrial gas manufacturer Welco Acetylene Corp. for 19 serious safety violations and recommended $49,200 in fines.OSHA said in a press release it inspected the company's repackaging plant in Newark, N.J., in May as pa...Read More
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OSHA Cites Cell Tower Manufactuer after Worker's Fatal Fall
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12/11/2013
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a cellular tower manufacturer for one willful violation and $50,400 in penalties after one of its workers fell to his death. The federal agency investigated the employer after a worker fell 125 feet while attempting to install a mic...Read More
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