OSHA fines Blair milk facility in driver’s death - Winona Daily News
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OSHA fines Blair milk facility in driver's death
Winona Daily News
Inc. of Plum City, which also received a safety citation and a proposed $14000 fine from the US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. "We have scheduled an informal conference with OSHA to review the agency's claims," ...
Milk co-op fined in death of truck driverMinneapolis Star Tribune

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OSHA Working on Injury and Illness Prevention Rule - Pallet Enterprise
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OSHA Working on Injury and Illness Prevention Rule
Pallet Enterprise
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is working on implementing a new regulation with far-reaching effects and the possibility of new requirements for employers in virtually every industry. ...

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Kent Fire Dept. Investigated by OSHA (WEB EXCLUSIVE) - Litchfield County Times
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Kent Fire Dept. Investigated by OSHA (WEB EXCLUSIVE)
Litchfield County Times
We were recently the subject of an anonymous report to the Connecticut Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) for several alleged violations. The investigation is still ongoing by their office, but the outcome should be ready soon. ...

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Milk co-op fined in death of truck driver - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Milk co-op fined in death of truck driver
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Willful violations are issued only when OSHA believes that employers have demonstrated "intentional disregard" or "plain indifference" to safety laws. Five percent or fewer of all safety citations issued by OSHA are deemed willful violations, ...

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Rowes Wharf Hazards Result in Hefty Fine for Masonry Contractor - Safety.BLR.com
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Rowes Wharf Hazards Result in Hefty Fine for Masonry Contractor
Safety.BLR.com
OSHA has cited NER Construction Management, Inc., with willful and serious citations. The Wilmington contractor allegedly exposed workers to fall, scaffolding, and other hazards at a worksite on Boston's Rowes Wharf. NER provides building restoration ...

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Man, 72, Killed in Meat-Grinder Accident - KTLA
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Man, 72, Killed in Meat-Grinder Accident
KTLA
A spokeswoman for the California's workplace safety agency, OSHA, says the plant also was investigated for an accident in 2004. In that incident, a worker accidentally activated a meat grinder while cleaning it and was caught in the machine. ...

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A water cooler for the public health crowd - ScienceBlogs (blog)
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A water cooler for the public health crowd
ScienceBlogs (blog)
Under OSHA, the maximum penalty for a serious violation is only $7000. That penalty figure hasn't been updated since 1991; in today's dollars its only worth $4400. Arcelor Mittal has steel mills and other facilities in 60 or so countries, ...

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Equipment Failure at Refinery Leads to Toxic HF Release - Center for Public Integrity (blog)
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Equipment Failure at Refinery Leads to Toxic HF Release
Center for Public Integrity (blog)
US Occupational Safety and Health Administration data show that the Canton refinery paid a $321500 fine for 45 violations uncovered by OSHA during a 2007 inspection. Thirty-one of the 45 were violations of OSHA's process safety management rule, ...

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The Rate of New Jersey Asbestos and Mesothelioma Cases Continues to Rise - Mesothelioma Legal Blog (blog)
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The Rate of New Jersey Asbestos and Mesothelioma Cases Continues to Rise
Mesothelioma Legal Blog (blog)
By the late 1960s worker health and safety in general became a hot button political issue which lead to the establishment of OSHA in 1970. In 1971, OSHA asbestos regulations were enacted. These regulations addressed the use of asbestos in the workplace ...

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OSHA cites St. Louis roofer for safety violations - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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OSHA cites St. Louis roofer for safety violations
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recommended that an independent St. Louis roofing contractor pay over $68000 in fines for exposing its employees to "fall and other hazards." According to the OSHA complaint, this is the third time ...
Employers invited to free OSHA safety training courseSouth Coast Today
OSHA cites St. Augustine, Fla., contractor following Hollywood, Fla ...CCH
OSHA timeline highlights 40 years of healthier workers, safer workplaces and a ...Manufacturing.net
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