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Manufacturing contractor hit with $283K fines for illegal workers, concealed injuries

by February 29, 2012 Comments (0)

A contractor that packaged candy and other products for Hershey Co. mistreated teenage immigrant workers and failed to report their injuries according to OSHA inspectors who dished out $283,000 in citations.  [Read more...]

Deadline to post OSHA injury logs is Feb. 1

by January 26, 2012 Comments (0)

The deadline for facilities to post injury and illness records is upon us.  [Read more...]

Did language barrier lead to worker’s death?

by September 6, 2011 Comments (1)

A young worker at a tortilla manufacturing facility in Brooklyn, NY, was killed on the job. In the resulting inspection, OSHA found machine guarding issues and suggested the worker may not have understood safety training that was only provided in English. [Read more...]

New injury reporting rules impact manufacturing

by June 27, 2011 Comments (0)

OSHA recently announced big changes to its workplace illness and injury reporting requirements, including which industries are required to share records and what injuries have to be reported. Here’s what it means for manufacturers. [Read more...]

Manufacturer slammed with $125K in OSHA fines

by April 7, 2011 Comments (0)

OSHA cops cited this company for electrical hazards in 2006 and 2007. They were all too happy to issue repeat citations when they showed up again in late 2010. [Read more...]

Manufacturing injury stats released

by November 1, 2010 Comments (1)

Some good news from the feds: There were fewer workplace injuries and illnesses in 2009 compared to 2008. How did the manufacturing sector do? [Read more...]

OSHA targets recordkeeping at manufacturing firms

by October 20, 2010 Comments (0)

OSHA has been targeting paperwork violations as part of its national emphasis program on recordkeeping. And in a recent update, the agency said it’s shifting the emphasis of that program to focus more heavily on manufacturing firms. [Read more...]