OSHA News for
April 2019
The April left us
twice with snow. Those that planted early found that peppers do not like the
white stuff. This leads into this month ppt. Cannabis Safety. It may be legal
in IL and more states. I am going to keep track of some of the issues in the
production of cannabis. This is a seed document and will grow over the next few
years.
Mark A. Lies
wrote a good article on the marijuana topic for companies at
http://www.oshasafetymanagement.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mark_a_lies_-_weed_and_weapons_-_workplace_challenges_based_on_new_laws.pdf
November to March
is the training season. Now begins the audit season. Scoring a company for OSHA
compliance is popular instead of a list of violations and hazards. I rather
group the issues by topics such as lockout, falls, ergonomics etc.
I got to go to
the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization annual conference this month. I met
two women who got the disease from second hand dust of their father. I feel
there is no safe level for it because these women only lived in the house where
their father bought it home. This is
five people I know that did not work with Asbestos.
John
OSHA News.
1) Manslaughter
charges were brought against a Maine contractor for the December death of a
roofer who allegedly fell because he wasn’t wearing fall protection gear.
Shawn Purvis,
owner of Purvis Home Improvement in Saco, Maine, is charged with criminally
negligent manslaughter, which carries a maximum prison term of 30 years,
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/safety/manslaughter-charges-filed-in-maine-roofers-fatal-fall
2) Seven workers
killed in trench cave-ins in 2 weeks. Preventing trench collapses is
straight-forward and has been understood since ancient times. Every trench
collapse should be considered for criminal prosecution, in addition to willful
OSHA violations.
Dr. David
Michaels – Apr 17 2019
3) Extrudex
Aluminum in North Jackson this week pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony.
Sentencing is scheduled Aug. 1.
One man was
killed and another seriously hurt when heavy racks tipped as they were being
pushed on a roller conveyor system at the business in 2012.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2019-04-26/company-where-worker-died-pleads-guilty-to-concealing-info
4) Company
settles with OSHA on the epoxy resin issues.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2019/04/29/tpi-composites-settles-osha-100-000-buys-protective-suits/3566134002/
5) Preparing for
an OSHA Inspection. I was quoted a few
times.
https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/11995-preparing-for-an-osha-inspection?fbclid=IwAR3PTzyJLDxChSdH6asemWfacLUqSLIMIdmoT2w_xTphaowsbEqoOAIlIbI
6) I am seeing
several welders overexposures to manganese. The OSHA limit is old. The ACGIH
limit is 0.02 mg/m3(TWA)
The welders need
to be wearing respirators.
Overexposures
cause respiratory issues.
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/welding/default.html?fbclid=IwAR1zuL5V3m4rudnavP9IjeJJbl4xy2ZWVFk_CeInjTQVinMqBZXPmZGLMqI
7) MIOSHA under
fire for calling a death a suicide.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/18/little-caesars-arena-workman-death/3505477002/?fbclid=IwAR0XoxK40dpQ1NdSNPnJv4J0346p1P6PVzWLpA83pnyKq9mR-jSRCXczpwA
8) Worker lost
four fingers because OSHA rules were not followed.
https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/article229067989.html?fbclid=IwAR0q85wqcZYSFO_n1gGPSnvldijiirq65ND3RWTKR20xcWM9UVKmQCl9VVw
Other Major News
Stories.
1) 4 dead in
Seattle tower crane collapse.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/state-expands-investigation-into-fatal-crane-collapse-in-seattle/
2) Woman dies in
a meat grinder.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/woman-falls-into-meat-grinder-dies-at-processing-plant-1649012/?fbclid=IwAR1BX_ieNobkjVSV2SggNOb448hd_mvGHnEftmED8FbFWMfOEXWG-yVexXo
3) Cancer cluster
in GA.
https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/why-are-rare-cancers-killing-so-many-people-in-a-small-georgia-town/?fbclid=IwAR2oM1FtQ6q0f5aMuchoirJGnlaubBWP4sTtZKwHLEEF8ZuC8ZzdSgjYdaE
4) Miners fight
for black lung benefits
https://www.wvpublic.org/post/black-lung-patient-fights-miner-benefits-his-final-days?fbclid=IwAR0DNSZgnHG_nNzG7X7OWjR1RNB5D6du74x_JlCAsFx0HXHSGyUpl-hIu9k#stream/0
5) ‘We were
supposed to grow old together,’ says wife of NC man who died after getting arm
caught in conveyor.
https://www.wbtv.com/2019/04/11/worker-dies-after-getting-arm-caught-conveyor-gaston-county/?fbclid=IwAR12CpTfKvGjPxZHnnAgIUpgtdWKMhMeldjnuRWRbJJTNZaqOh2qbjMJSS4
6) Job related
deaths from falls at highest since 1992.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna993216?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR3VBBRhA-VY1Hf8yXNk4MC6oVGI8dqWoAQQ3nUWq8s_pRnoky-zG6-lgDo
7) Deadly fungus
hits Chicago. Illinois health officials Monday reported 154 confirmed cases of
a rapidly spreading and potentially deadly fungal disease, with a high
concentration in the Chicago area.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-candida-fungus-outbreak-illinois-20190408-story.html?fbclid=IwAR16_2Ed9AKpWOOqsBySi8swIVnY8Jxn7ZlULtGqSqnY0QNm6XFmXJXiHXo
8) Elevator
fatalities increasing in Construction.
https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/18054-elevator-related-fatalities-in-construction-industry-increasing-cpwr?fbclid=IwAR1fbdDjTz2i4p_BMxcg6G_kXaBIz5J9FpiZxQV-c1gxeWxGKd7JGIEbSBQ
Safety Training
at Non-Profits
MIU Machine
Guarding Grant Free Rockford May
20
OSHA 2055 CSC
Cranes 3 Days May
21-23
OSHA 511 Dekalb May
28-31
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 http://www.nsec.niu.edu/nsec/
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 1182 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/cannabis-production-safety-2019
I use your
feedback to make changes to make corrections.
OSHA Citations
VA 1374951.015 TMP Associates, Inc. VIRGINIA
BEACH 03/20/2019 $148,930.00 [no violations linked]
PA 1375350.015 Indian Valley Country Club TELFORD 03/19/2019 $44,288.00 General
Duty (providing safe workplace), Fall protection, Machine guarding, Written
hazard communication, Safety data sheets, Hazardous chemical training, Reporting hospitalizations, amputations, and
losses of an eye as a result of work-related incidents within 24 hours, Exit
routes, PPE, Portable fire extinguishers
VA 1375689.015 Scott Gundlach NORFOLK 03/19/2019 $58,505.00 [no
violations linked]
‘NC 1360676.015 Dynamic Stampings of North Carolina, Inc. GASTONIA 03/18/2019 $70,500.00 [no violations linked]
NC 1352577.015 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. TAR
HEEL 03/15/2019 $75,000.00 [no violations linked]
TX 1362274.015 Pergan Marshall, LLC MARSHALL 03/15/2019 $68,553.00 Highly
hazardous chemicals: training and inspection
CA 1356393.015 Express Messenger Systems, Inc. SUN
VALLEY 03/14/2019 $42,600.00 [no violations linked]
GA 1349568.015 Engineered Floors, LLC DALTON 03/14/2019 $40,843.00 Lockout
/ Tagout, Machine guarding, PPE, Written hazard communication program, Safety
data sheets
KS 1368959.015 Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC KINGMAN 03/14/2019 $47,739.00 Lockout /Tagout, Machine guarding, Reporting
hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye as a result of work-related
incidents within 24 hours
MN 1348084.015 Muska Electric Co. MINNEAPOLIS 03/13/2019 $100,000.00 [no violations linked]
OH 1357091.015 Midwest Fasteners, Inc. MIAMISBURG 03/13/2019 $112,310.00 Lockout / Tagout, Machine guarding,
Inspection and maintenance records
OH 1367041.015 Salgau Roofing, Inc. MAUMEE 03/13/2019 $43,757.00 Fall
protection
WI 1364521.015 Crothall Laundry Services, Inc. OAK
CREEK 03/12/2019 $41,676.00 Lockout / Tagout
MS 1357694.015 Biltrite Ripley Operations, LLC RIPLEY 03/11/2019 $47,124.00 Walking-working surfaces, Lockout
/Tagout, Guardrails
NC 1375430.015 D.R. Horton, Inc. - Greensboro GREENSBORO 03/11/2019 $42,000.00 [no
violations linked]
TX 1355961.015 Tournesol Siteworks EL
PASO 03/11/2019 $59,671.00 Walking-working surfaces, Respiratory protection, Air
contaminants, Written hazard communication program, Providing records to
government representatives with 4 business hours of request
FL 1357881.015 PDKN Restaurant Group FORT
LAUDERDALE 03/07/2019 $41,876.00 Exit routes, Eye wash stations, Machine guarding, Written
hazard communication program, Safety data sheets, Hazardous chemical training,
Fall protection, Reporting hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye
as a result of work-related incidents within 24 hours
GA 1379698.015 Advanced Digital Cable, Inc. BLAIRSVILLE 03/07/2019 $49,614.00 Lockout
/ Tagout, Machine Guarding, Recording each injury or illness on the OSHA 300
Log and 301 Incident Report within seven calendar days
GA 1380135.015 Blue Bird Corporation FORT
VALLEY 03/07/2019 $67,128.00 Machine guarding, Lockout / Tagout, Providing records to
government representatives with 4 business hours of request
NJ 1354960.015 Northeast Precast, LLC MILLVILLE 03/07/2019 $51,388.00 Lockout
/ Tagout, Machine guarding, Crane inspections, Reporting hospitalizations,
amputations, and losses of an eye as a result of work-related incidents within
24 hours, Anchoring fixed machinery
TX 1369929.015 Packaging Corporation of America PLANO 03/07/2019 $72,930.00 Machine guarding
FL 1360490.015 Stancel Concrete Incorporated NAPLES 03/05/2019 $55,692.00 Scaffolds, Fall protection, Fall
protection training
GA 1353891.015 U.S. Battery Mfg. Augusta, Inc. AUGUSTA 03/05/2019 $115,594.00 Machine
guarding, Arsenic, Lead, Recording medical removal / surveillance
LA 1346285.015 Stupp Bros., Inc. BATON
ROUGE 03/04/2019 $66,300.00 Machine guarding
[FATALITY: At
11:00 a.m. on September 13, 2018, an employee was working in forming area of a
HFW (High Frequency Weld) area cutting pipe. The employee was crushed between
pipe cutting machine and a piece of pipe, receiving fatal internal injuries.
The pipe was 24 inches in diameter, weighing approximately 94 lbs per ft.]
CA 1350207.015 California TrusFrame, LLC PERRIS 03/01/2019 $40,870.00
[no violations linked]
