OSHA News for
January 2019
What a month. It
saw some record cold temperature. My water pipes froze so will have the plumber
fix a leak. Every day was training as many want to get their team trained
before the spring. I trained 436 in the months. I was glad to train General
Dynamics in CT, UTX in Rockford and IMI in University Park. All are leaders in
their sector with DART and Incident rates before the average. They are not
perfect, but they work hard on prevention and training.
The OSHA page is
late with citations so there are many at the end of the newsletter this month.
This month’s ppt
is the 2017 BLS data. There are many good statistics this year. WE should not
be setting fatality highs but we are.
At the start of
this New Year, the Construction Safety Council is pleased to announce that
registration is now open for the 2019 CONSTRUCTION EXPO & SAFETY CONFERENCE
on March 4-5 at the Drury Lane Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace.
Stay warm and
spread that ice melt.
John
OSHA News.
1) Larry Campion passed away in January. Larry
was at the Milwaukee office and the OSHA Training Institute.
2) #OSHA
penalties will be up by 2.5% in 2019. Serious violation will max at $13,260.
Willful and Repeat violations at $132,598. New amounts will take effect once
published in the Federal Register, which is currently on shutdown.
3) REMINDER: Feb.
1st Deadline to Prepare, Certify, & Post OSHA 300A Annual Summaries of Work
Related Injuries. Submit the electronic 300A by Feb. 2.
4) Indiana OSHA
may get $100,000 penalty for a worker fatality.
The bill (H.B.
1341), introduced Jan. 7, would increase fines to $100,000 from $7,000 for each
worker death resulting from an employer violating safety regulations. It also
would remove the ability for employers to negotiate a reduced penalty issued by
the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration after such incidents.
https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/17926-indiana-lawmaker-introduces-bill-to-increase-penalties-for-workplace-deaths?fbclid=IwAR2KMjBj57SjaDur2GfdfcbF2YEbz89ni_Ahdx8PKZxikBFuzHc0HZuV-Y4
5) Scott Mungo
re-nominated to head OSHA
https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/17939-scott-mugno-again-re-nominated-to-head-osha-heidi-king-nomination-as-nhsta-administrator-back-on-the-table
6) MA public sector employees will be covered by
OSHA standards starting on February 1, 2019.
7) MIOSHA OSHA
lowers blood lead. Former MIOSHA rules
allowed workers to have BLLs of 50 - 60 µg/dL before they had to be removed
from lead exposure. Under the former rules, they could return to work when
their BLL was below 40 µg/dL. The new MIOSHA rules require that employees be
removed from lead exposure when their BLL reaches 30 µg/dL and may not return
to work involving lead exposure until their BLL is below 15 µg/dL. The average
BLL in the general population is 1.12 µg/dL.
7) Scott Ketcham
is acting OSHA Construction Director.
https://www.enr.com/articles/46244-osha-names-construction-chief-to-succeed-the-late-dean-mckenzie-62?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
8) OSHA loses
decision on lockout during normal operations.
https://ehsdailyadvisor.blr.com/2019/01/oshas-citation-and-fine-of-wal-mart-vacated/
9) In Suncor
Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. (Docket No. 13-0900), a unanimous Commission vacated a
citation issued to a controlling employer for its alleged failure to ensure
contractor employees were using fall protection. Decision available at
http://www.oshrc.gov .
Other Major News
Stories.
1) Luke Park,
owner of the Park Family Farm in Cortland County, was sentenced on Thursday for
child labor violations that resulted in the death of a 14 year-old boy in July
2015.
Park was sentenced
today to 60 days in jail, three years of probation and was ordered to pay
restitution in the amount of $10,500 for his convictions ofendangering the
welfare of a child, employment of a minor, and failure to pay a contribution to
the unemployment insurance fund.
The Attorney
General had originally indicted Park in November of 2016 after the July 2015
incident.
Park admitted
that Alex Smith, 14, was killed while working on the dairy farm.
Smith was
operating a hydraulic fork-lift, a violation of child labor laws, moving bales
of hay.
Park admitted
that he found the boy's body underneath the lift and a bale of hay with the
machine still running.
https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/cortland-farmer-sentenced-years-after-14-year-old-employee-s-death/1708237146?fbclid=IwAR3VAfa_91Fxo1cJSeScjdtBhSbiaMllQGtoMqBkT9DwRGU2a8Holz6E5kQ
Safety Training
at Non-Profits
OSHA 30 CSC Feb
12, 14 , 19 21
OSHA 510 CSC Feb
11-14
OSHA 7105 CSC
Emergency Planning Feb
15
OSHA 10 Industry
NIU Naperville Feb 20-21
NIU is Northern
Illinois University OSHA Education Center http://www.nsec.niu.edu/nsec/
CSC is the
Construction Safety Council in Hillside. Www.Buildsafe.org
TRMA is Three
Rivers Manufacturers Association
www.trma.org
NSC is National
Safety Council https://www.greatlakesosha.org/sites/national-safety-council/
I usually teach
only part of the 30 hour and the 500 series. I have been teaching many 10.30
hour class for private companies. I have
taught 436 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too. I
teach in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana.
All presentations
are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put this presentation at this
link. https://www.slideshare.net/JohnNewquist/occupational-fatalities-in-2017-bls
I use your
feedback to make changes to make corrections.
OSHA Citations
this month
IN 1352263.015 Electricom, Inc. MONTICELLO 12/31/2018 $49,000.00 [no violations linked]
TX 1327997.015 RKM Utility Services, Inc. DALLAS 12/31/2018 $271,606.00 Safety training, Excavations, “Gases,
vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists”
TX 1328354.025 RKM Utility Services, Inc. DALLAS 12/31/2018 $150,400.00 Fall protection, Excavations, Protective
systems (excavations)
TX 1342009.015 Bilco Corporation dba Bilco Brick LANCASTER 12/28/2018 $84,066.00 Noise exposure
CA 1327498.015 Cream of the Crop IVANHOE 12/28/2018 $45,000.00 [no
violations linked]
HI 1360325.015 Sysco Hawaii, Inc. HONOLULU 12/28/2018 $70,625.00 [no
violations linked]
NC 1351944.015 Carolina Foods, Inc. CHARLOTTE 12/28/2018 $42,000.00 [no
violations linked]
IL 1330098.015 BorgWarner Transmission Systems, LLC BELLWOOD 12/27/2018 $104,398.00 Lockout/Tagout
PA 1328840.015 Home Station Auto, LLC HOME 12/26/2018 $134,879.00 Exit routes
HI 1348425.015 DOE-Facilities Maintenance Branch HONOLULU 12/21/2018 $88,725.00 Safe work practices (electrical hazards), Lockout/Tagout,
PPE
KY 1332547.015 Central Farm Supply of Kentucky, Inc. OKOLONA 12/21/2018 $128,800.00 Fall protection systems, Scaffolding, Fall protection
training, Written hazard communication program
WI 1350619.015 Valerie Burgess TWIN LAKES 12/21/2018 $92,070.00 Head
protection, Fall protection systems, Fall protection training, Ladders
NH 1331075.015 Park Construction Corp. LEBANON 12/20/2018 $66,869.00 Safety
training, Excavations, Protective systems (excavations)
NJ 1324681.015 City Builders, LLC METUCHEN 12/20/2018 $45,731.00 Eye
and face protection, Fall protection, Ladders
CA 1334828.015 Glass Store, Inc. NATIONAL
CITY 12/19/2018 $54,000.00 [no
violations linked]
KS 1335633.015 Midwest Drywall Co., Inc. WICHITA 12/19/2018 $77,604.00 Lockout/Tagout,
Powered industrial trucks, Machine guarding, Anchoring fixed machinery
PA 1357942.015 Muzza Builders, Inc. ALLENTOWN 12/18/2018 $60,973.00 Ladders, Fall protection
CA 1325347.015 Future2 Labs Health Services, Inc. WATSONVILLE 12/18/2018 $50,470.00 Work-Connected Fatality/Injury Reporting, Accident
Prevention Program, Servicing Multi-/Single Piece Wheel Rims
CT 1354903.015 Thames Shipyard & Repair Co., Inc. NEW LONDON 12/18/2018 $43,943.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace), Machine guarding,
Electrical safety training, Portable electrical equipment (visual safety
inspection)
AR 1340476.015 American Railcar Industries MARMADUKE
12/17/2018 $52,877.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace), Electrical
equipment (no damaged parts)
CA 1332489.015 L&S Framing, Inc. WOODLAND 12/17/2018 $81,500.00
Accident prevention program
IN 1357104.015 Elmer M. Schwartz NORTH
MANCHESTER 12/17/2018 $91,000.00 Written hazard communication program, Accident prevention
program, Scaffolding, Fall arrest system, Fall protection training
NJ 1333526.015 Madeira Framing Co. GARFIELD 12/17/2018 $157,993.00 Guarding
reinforcing steel to eliminate impalement hazard, Eye and face protection, Fall
protection, Ladders
OH 1338197.015 United Parcel Service, Inc. SHARONVILLE 12/17/2018 $208,603.00 Stairways,
Exit routes
CA 1325087.015 Skechers USA, Inc. RANCHO
BELAGO 12/14/2018 $42,370.00 Servicing Moving Machinery/Equipment
GA 1339979.015 Cardinal Health AUGUSTA 12/14/2018 $47,440.00 Fall
protection
MI 1350424.015 Crest Marine, LLC OWOSSO 12/14/2018 $43,000.00 Lockout/Tagout
NV 1337827.015 Daehan Solution Nevada, LLC FERNLEY 12/14/2018 $41,520.00 Machine guarding, Portable fire extinguishers
OH 1346082.015 Sanoh America, Inc. ARCHBOLD 12/14/2018 $71,137.00 Lockout/Tagout
TX 1353333.015 Rafael Beltran Plastering EL
PASO 12/14/2018 $41,573.00 Scaffolding, Fall protection systems, Fall protection
training
WI 1326713.015 Besse Forest Products, Inc. GOODMAN 12/14/2018 $55,793.00 Fall
protection, Walking-working surfaces, Machine guarding
WI 1333571.015 MJ Construction, Inc. BROOKFIELD 12/14/2018 $99,589.00 Protective systems (excavations)
CA 1323560.015 King's Asian Gourmet, Inc. SAN
LEANDRO 12/13/2018 $53,975.00 Accident Prevention Program, Operating Rules for Industrial
Trucks/Tractors, Servicing Multi-/Single Piece Wheel Rims, Servicing Moving
Machinery/Equipment
IL 1326710.015 A. Finkl & Sons, Co. CHICAGO 12/13/2018 $49,520.00 Confined
spaces, Lockout/Tagout
OH 1353575.015 C. Martin Company, Inc. WRIGHT
PATTERSON AFB 12/13/2018$51,736.00 Lockout/Tagout
CT 1323982.015 Laydon Industries, LLC NEW
HAVEN 12/12/2018 $40,821.00 Compressed gases, Abrasive
wheel machinery
IA 1344626.015 Five Star Cooperative ROCKWELL 12/12/2018 $54,045.00 Confined
spaces, Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding
FL 1325548.015 Turnkey Construction Planners, Inc. PORT SAINT LUCIE 12/11/2018 $99,592.00 Fall protection
FL 1331064.015 Turnkey Construction Planners, Inc. PORT SAINT LUCIE 12/11/2018 $99,592.00 Fall protection
TX 1358425.015 Thermacor Process, Inc. FORT
WORTH 12/10/2018 $56,910.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace), Occupational noise
exposure, PPE, Respiratory protection, First aid (eye wash station), Machine
guarding, Hazard communication
CA 1325393.015 Caston, Inc. PERRIS 12/07/2018 $41,810.00 [no violations linked]
CT 1341269.015 BST Systems, Inc. PLAINFIELD 12/07/2018 $43,976.00 PPE,
Respiratory protection, Sanitation (lavatories), Air contaminants, Lead,
Cadmium, Hazard communication
CA 1329674.015 Plumbing Concepts, Inc. BREA 12/06/2018 $91,935.00 [no violations linked]
CA 1338230.015 Beacon Property Management, Inc. RIALTO 12/06/2018 $43,500.00 [no violations linked]
OH 1353740.015 Dan the Gutterman, LLC UPPER
ARLINGTON 12/06/2018 $156,497.00 Fall protection systems, Fall protection training
TN 1345894.015 Hankook Tire Manufacturing Tennessee LP CLARKSVILLE 12/06/2018 $106,500.00 [no violations linked]
WV 1352518.015 Industrial Plating & Machine, Inc. PRINCETON 12/06/2018 $41,390.00 Arc welding and cutting, Toxic and Hazardous Substances -
Chromium (VI)
CO 1323059.015 ContractOne, Inc. GRANBY 12/06/2018 $57,463.00Excavations, Safety training, Head
protection, Eye and face protection, Hazard communication
FL 1337312.015 Nupress of Miami, Inc. DORAL 12/06/2018 $54,324.00 General Duty (providing safe
workplace), Fall protection, Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding
CA 1321741.015 Essendant Co. PERRIS 12/05/2018 $43,200.00 [no violations linked]
CA 1329956.015 D'Arrigo Bros. Co. of California SALINAS 12/04/2018 $75,000.00 [no violations linked]
GA 1321472.015 Parts Authority, LLC NORCROSS 12/04/2018 $133,406.00 General
Duty (providing safe workplace), Exit routes, First aid (eye wash station),
Portable fire extinguishers, Hazard communication, Respiratory protection
KS 1339751.015 Sanderson Pipe Corporation PITTSBURG 12/04/2018 $46,564.00 Lockout/Tagout
KY 1324427.015 Oscar Garcia WEBBS
CROSS ROADS 12/04/2018 $41,500.00 [no violations linked]
CT 1336547.015 Herb Holden Trucking, Inc. BROAD
BROOK 12/03/2018 $43,977.00 Fall protection, Scaffolding, Noise exposure, Respiratory
protection, Lockout/Tagout
NY 1341244.015 Southside Hospital BAY
SHORE 12/03/2018 $46,195.00 Asbestos
PA 1320105.015 Gama Wrecking, Inc. PHILADELPHIA 12/03/2018 $45,656.00 Fall protection, Demolition prep
NE 1346160.015 Noah's Ark Processors, LLC HASTINGS 01/18/2019 $182,926.00 Fall
protection, Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals, Eye wash
station, Hazard communication, Electrical equipment in hazardous locations,
Lockout/Tagout
TX 1332734.015 Glazier Foods Company COPPELL 01/18/2019 $57,279.00 Process
safety management of highly hazardous chemicals
IL 1350915.015 Paragon Roofing Services Corporation dba Etruscan Guttering
& Roofing WINNETKA 01/17/2019 $54,471.00 Ladders,
Scaffolding, Head protection, Fall protection
OH 1355872.015 Malco Products, Inc. ALLIANCE 01/14/2019 $58,204.00 Stairways,
Machine guarding, Lockout/Tagout
OK 1331281.015 Nextech Central, LLC WAUKOMIS 01/14/2019 $44,901.00 Lockout/Tagout
CA 1331340.015 U. S. Pipe and Foundry Company UNION
CITY 01/11/2019 $54,160.00 [no violations linked]
IN 1353231.015 Mel Kay Electric Company Incorporated EVANSVILLE 01/11/2019 $61,600.00 [no violations linked]
KY 1337642.015 Stupp Bros., Inc. RICHARDSVILLE 01/11/2019 $41,400.00 [no violations linked]
MA 1365141.015 GTA Co., Inc. MELROSE 01/11/2019 $68,290.00 Excavations,
Protective systems (excavations)
NJ 1343909.015 Johns Manville BERLIN 01/11/2019 $50,815.00 Machine guarding
NY 1330387.015 Apple Roofing Corp. SHORTSVILLE 01/11/2019 $48,777.00 Fall protection
VA 1351401.015 Atlantic Caisson Corp. RESTON 01/11/2019 $54,604.00 [no
violations linked]
CA 1344090.015 Best Coast Construction, Inc. SAN
DIEGO 01/10/2019 $41,065.00 [no violations linked]
OH 1358065.015 TBC Corporation BROOK
PARK 01/10/2019 $44,345.00 Stairways, Fall protection, PPE, Eye and face protection,
Written hazard communication program, Review of emergency action plan,
Respiratory protection
OH 1362395.015 Ortega Construction, LLC DELAWARE 01/09/2019 $41,462.00 Eye
and face protection, Accident prevention program, Safety training, Fall
protection
NH 1354618.015 Concrete Systems, Inc. LONDONDERRY 01/08/2019 $43,903.00 Noise exposure, Housekeeping, Machine
guarding
OH 1350677.015 Burlington Stores, Inc. WARREN 01/08/2019 $121,951.00 Materials
storage, Housekeeping, Exit routes
TX 1343651.015 Lone Star Specialties, LLC LONE
STAR 01/08/2019 $62,084.00 Flammable liquids, Welding and cutting (fire prevention),
Electrical equipment in hazardous locations, Written hazard communication
program
FL 1335632.015 Brad McDonald Roofing & Construction, Inc. ODESSA 01/07/2019 $49,796.00 Fall protection system
OH 1347446.015 CV Construction, LLC AKRON 01/07/2019 $51,734.00 Fall protection system, Fall protection
training
OH 1355001.015 CV Construction, LLC AKRON 01/07/2019 $51,734.00 Fall protection system, Fall protection
training
NJ 1329463.015 Frame Q, LLC PALISADES
PARK 01/04/2019 $261,451.00 Stairways, Eye and face protection, Fall protection, Ladders
AK 1335960.015 Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation CORDOVA 01/04/2019 $64,700.00 [no violations linked]
GA 1349070.015 Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. COVINGTON 01/04/2019 $60,975.00 Scaffolding, Exit routes, Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding
IL 1329399.015 Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation STEELEVILLE 01/04/2019 $46,194.00 Exit routes, Machine guarding
VA 1338257.015 Carter Lumber CHESAPEAKE 01/04/2019 $45,160.00 [no violations linked]
NH 1349078.015 Kennebec Lumber Company, Inc. GREENFIELD 01/03/2019 $40,244.00 Caution
signs, Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding
