News from the Safety Industry

August 8, 2019>   U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Manufacturer for Amputation, Combustible Dust, and Other Workplace Hazards

Payne Enterprises Inc. has been placed in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program after an employee was killed in a trench collapse. The company has two repeated violations as it was cited for violations related to the trench collapse in 2017 and 2018.

Mining engineers can use the DRIFT program to develop conceptual blast designs and produce potential damage calculations.

Inspectors found that Missouri Cooperage Company continued to commit the same violation it was cited for in 2018.

Some of the proposals include new worker rights to request accommodations from employers and know sick leave policies in advance.

In 2017, one worker was killed and six others injured after a van with a blown tire and a missing seatbelt overturned. Healthy Harvesting Inc. and Fernando Pineda Garcia now are being required to pay $79,153 in civil penalties.

In 2017, one worker was killed and six others injured after a van with a blown tire and a missing seatbelt overturned. Healthy Harvesting Inc. and Fernando Pineda Garcia now are being required to pay $79,153 in civil penalties.

August 2, 2019  

August 2, 2019   U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Plumbing Contractor For Exposing Employees to Trenching Hazards Following Fatality

August 2, 2019