September 2019 OSHA News

OSHA News for September 2019

The end of the third quarter was quite busy with machine guarding training and CET exam studying.  The Certified Environmental and Safety Trainer exam was 200 questions on needs assessment, training program development, evaluations, learning theory and many more. I am glad to pass this difficult test.

The Machine Guarding Grant training was very popular and the last two week there was a class going on every day. Every company said they didn’t want to call IL Consultation because they were funded by OSHA. Light curtain installation was the difficult topics for most employers.

The ASSE Conference topics was recordkeeping and I was surprised to see over 30 people show up. Many temporary employee questions and what to do with marijuana being legal in 2020 were the hot topic.

This month ppt is Safety with Children. I am seeing too many children getting killed near worksites or at work.

John

OSHA News. 

1)  OSHA win big Exposure assessment at Appellate level.

Whenever it is reasonable to suspect that an employee may be exposed to concentrations of airborne contaminants at levels where a respirator would be necessary to protect the health of the employee, the employer must evaluate the work environment so that exposures to the employee can be determined or reasonably estimated. In these situations, where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer must consider the atmosphere to be IDLH

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/ninth-circuit-holds-osha-respiratory-protection-standard-requires-employers-to

2) OSHA released the cited violations for FY2019 at the NSC conference.

1. Fall Protection - General Requirements (1926.501) (6,010

violations)

2. Hazard Communication (1910.1200) (3,671 violations)

3. Scaffolding (1926.451) (2,813 violations)

4. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) (2,606 violations)

5. Respiratory Protection (1910.134) (2,450 violations)

6. Ladders (1926.1053) (2,345 violations)

7. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) (2,093 violations)

8. Fall Protection - Training Requirements (1926.503) (1,773

violations)

9. Machine Guarding (1910.212) (1,743 violations)

10. Eye & Face Protection (1926.102) (1,411 violations)

3) Scott Ketchum picked to head #OSHA Directorate of Construction.

4) Congrats to the 2020 Harwood Grant recipients in the Chicagoland/IL are:. NIU, CAF, CSC, U of I, SIU, Harper College, Latino Worker Center. The training classes are free and cover everything from trenching to machine guarding to silica.

https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/09202019?fbclid=IwAR1G1O6MM_lGTXjOPhh9XvV3_iIJwniVBfnS-WOucITn0_nb3Q4_0szVmkQ

5) A Michigan contractor must pay OSHA fines and close their operations after a 2017 inspection led to fines over $507K related to excavation. From the article: "Company owner and founder Daniel J. Kamphuis agreed to surrender his North Dakota contractor license. Both he and the company also agreed not to have any ownership or managerial interest in any construction business conducting trenching and excavation activities within the U.S. in the future. They may engage in such activities in other capacities but must notify OSHA and take appropriate training if they intend to resume such work."

https://lnkd.in/es2TtUQ

6) OSHA announced that it has recently implemented the OSHA Weighting System (OWS) for fiscal year (FY) 2020. OWS will encourage the appropriate allocation of resources to support OSHA’s balanced approach of promoting safe and healthy workplaces, and continue to develop and support a management system that focuses enforcement activities on critical and strategic areas where the agency’s efforts can have the most impact.

7) OSHA has fewer inspectors than any time in the agency’s almost 50-year history, and it is conducting a near record low number of actual inspections targeting health hazards like silica. _ Dr. David Michaels Sep 27, 2019.

8) OSHA has issued a final rule that adds two fit testing protocols to the agency’s respiratory protection standard (1910.134).

According to a Sept. 25 press release, the additions are:

•            The modified ambient aerosol condensation nuclei counter quantitative fit testing protocol for full-facepiece and half-mask elastomeric respirators

•            The modified ambient aerosol CNC quantitative fit testing protocol for filtering facepiece respirators

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/18957-osha-approves-two-protocols-for-respirator-fit-testing

9) Good tips on OSHA informal conferences.

If your goal is to have OSHA vacate a citation, prepare to explain why it is incorrect or unwarranted. Possibilities include: OSHA cited the wrong standard; the standard applies to some activities at the workplace, but not to the specific activities cited; or the company has an affirmative defense. Find supporting documents, or consider whether pictures or a video will help tell your story. Draft an outline of points to make to OSHA.

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/making-the-most-out-of-an-osha-informal-63714/

10) Bench Grinders are often cited by OSHA for tongue guarding within a 1/4 inch and work rest openings greater than 1/8 inch.

Several amputations have occurred over a year. Here is a typical one.

1276572.015 11/08/2017 J.G. Boswell

At 3:30 p.m. on October 26, 2017, an employee was using a defacing tool on a pedestal grinder and was moving a tool back and forth using both hands while wearing cotton gloves. The employee caught his left thumb between the grinding wheel and the grinder rest platform. The employee partially amputated his left thumb and was hospitalized

Here is OSHA's checklist for grinding safety.

https://www.osha.gov/…/machinegu…/new-grinder-checklist.html

The photo shows a typical violation.

Other Major News Stories.

1) An Ohio construction company owner has been sentenced to three years in prison for failing to provide safety equipment when an employee fell from a roof and died.

$100 To protect a worker on a roof.

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/akron/construction-company-owner-gets-prison-for-workers-death/95-813ad464-cc91-4e23-8d3b-40b92824b5d2?fbclid=IwAR1m1GRQrL6aDjygr2AwRkKY9Y6Q8XceK2BW1CJQp-IV3pKDkJNzoduCAD8

2) .  “Wider cannabis use will require employers to take action to ensure safe work environments for their employees, especially in safety sensitive settings.  Drug policies must be updated and must address discrimination concerns.”  https://www.environmentalsafetyupdate.com/cannabis/high-times-continue-illinois-enacts-recreational-cannabis-law/

Safety Training at Non-Profits

OSHA 511 Dekalb                                                                     Oct 7-10

OSHA 7210 Rockford Pan Flu                                                 Oct 2

OSHA 7415 Construction Hazard Prevention CSC               Oct 17-18

OSHA 10 Hoffman estates                                                      Oct 18-19

OSHA 7215 Combustible Dust                                                Oct 24

NIU is Northern Illinois University OSHA Education Center http://www.nsec.niu.edu

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 1874 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/safety-for-children use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.

OSHA Citations

GA       1378228.015   Atlanta Kitchen, LLC   DECATUR            08/06/2019      $43,569.00      Exit routes; Lockout / Tagout; Machine guarding; Operator certification of powered industrial trucks.

GA       1379393.015   Atlanta Kitchen LLC    DECATUR            08/06/2019      $89,035.00      Occupational noise exposure audiometric testing program; Annual training for each employee included in the hearing conservation program; Foot protection; Respirable crystalline silica; Respiratory protection; Posting a copy of the annual summary in a conspicuous place where notices to employees are customarily posted.

NY       1377408.015   Arbre Group Holding   HOLLEY            08/06/2019      $174,270.00    Duty to have fall protection; Eye and face protection; Lockout / Tagout; Guarding horizontal shafting; Machine guarding.

CA       1376013.015   STONE ETC INC        GARDENA            08/05/2019      $417,325.00    [no violations linked]

NC       1408636.015   Industrial Fabricators, Inc.      GASTONIA            08/05/2019      $46,000.00      [no violations linked]  

NY       1379391.015   Rex Harper DBA REH Property Maintenance            JAMESTOWN 08/05/2019      $168,772.00    Asbestos; Respiratory protection.

WA      1413829.015   NATIONAL PRODUCTS INC SEATTLE            08/05/2019      $51,700.00      [no violations linked]

GA       1395261.015   CROWN CANDY CORPORATION    MACON            08/02/2019      $44,754.00      Eye and face protection; Hand protection; Lockout / Tagout; Eye wash stations.

MO      1379034.015   J.H. BERRA CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.            SAINT CHARLES       08/02/2019      $143,206.00    Means of egress from trench excavations; Daily inspections of excavations; Protective systems for excavations.

VA       1376355.015   County of Henrico Dept of Public Utilities            HENRICO       08/02/2019      $127,254.00    [no violations linked]

MI        1376380.015   Fair Salvage Company           CLARE            08/01/2019      $40,000.00      [no violations linked]

NY       1380198.015   Highbury Concrete, Inc.          NEW YORK            08/01/2019      $53,040.00      Written hazard communication program; Safety data sheets; Hazardous chemical training; Limit employee exposure to gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists; Written confined spaces permit program; Internal atmosphere testing of confined spaces; Procedures for rescue and emergency services in confined spaces; Confined spaces permit training and issuance.

August 2019 OSHA News

OSHA News for August 2019

September is the annual ASSP conference at NIU Naperville. I will teach Recordkeeping on Monday and hope to see some of you there. http://cshc.us/ is the website for this year’s conference.

August was audit month and companies are getting better on lockout and confined space once that they have had previous review.  I finished a 48-page audit report where the authorized employees had to demonstrate the proper lockout on equipment. Keeping track of authorized employee is hard in any company. Having software that cannot retrieve the data makes it all the harder.

This month’s ppt is a worker compensation for Illinois ppt. Too many safety professionals are weak on the IL law. I worked with a law firm to develop this and hope to add more as the year ends.

If you look at the citations at the end, Texas has more large citations than anytime that I can remember.

John

OSHA News. 

1) OSHA wins a debt collection case. All fines go to the Treasury.

The Secretary of Labor filed a Petition for Civil Contempt against Altor and its President, Vasilios Saites. The court acknowledged that the company and Mr. Saites could defend against a contempt finding by showing that he and the company were unable to comply with the Payment Order. Beyond merely stating that they could not pay, the court required that they must show that they made good faith efforts to comply with the Order.

After considering all of the evidence, the court ultimately relied on Altor’s bank records, which reflected that the company ended each month during a two-year period after the violations with a positive bank balance. Thus, the court determined that Altor could have made “at least relatively modest” payments and emphasized that the company never attempted to negotiate a reduced sum or a payment plan.

https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca3/13-2621/13-2621-2019-07-25.pdf?ts=1564084809

2) Guilty in the death of a worker.

Owner James Coon, of Akron, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after a worker lacking safety equipment fell to his death from the roof of a three-story apartment complex.

https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2019/08/05/534929.htm

3) Plant safety coordinator tried to obstruct OSHA investigation into worker death.

An Ohio aluminum plant safety coordinator pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of trying to obstruct a federal investigation into workplace hazards that killed one employee and injured another.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Aug. 7 allowed Paul Love to change his plea from “not guilty” to “guilty.” Love admittedly tried to interfere with an Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation at Extrudex Aluminum Inc.'s plant in North Jackson, Ohio.

Love and former plant general manager Brian Carder both pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice relating to a federal investigation into a 2012 incident in which 4,000 to 5,000 pounds of hot metal racks tipped over onto two employees.

The two allegedly exchanged emails before the accident describing the racks as unsafe, and one message said the company is “going to wait until someone gets seriously injured or possibly killed when a rack falls on them,” according to the indictment. The DOJ alleged that after the accident, Carder and Love provided false statements and asked employees to recant their own statements.

Both defendants are set for sentencing in October.

The case is U.S. v. Carder, N.D. Ohio, No. 4:18-cr-628, order8/7/19.

http://src.bna.com/KvY

4) With the recent retirement of #OSHA Region V Administrator Ken Atha, over half of high level OSHA positions are now vacant. Not one Senior Executive Service (SES) position has been filled at OSHA during the entire administration. – Jordan Barab.

5) Can an employee request a manager to be their representative in an OSHA inspection?

Per the OSHA Field Operations Manual

Employer Interference.

Where entry has been allowed but the employer interferes with or limits any

important aspect of the inspection, the CSHO shall determine whether or not to

consider this action as a refusal. See §1903.7(b).

Examples of interference are employer refusals to permit:

·       the walkaround;

·       the examination of records essential to the inspection;

·       the taking of essential photographs and/or videotapes;

·       the inspection of a particular part of the premises;

·       private employee interviews; or

·       the attachment of sampling devices.

This is a very rare occurrence where an employee requests a manager as his rep. This was maybe 5 times in my 29 years. The union members usually would have a union steward be there. A nonunion member is allowed a representative, but I would take the employee interview under deposition. I would probe to why this employee wants a manager present. Is there criminal coercion like I saw in the Abbott Contractors case? Is there criminal falsification of documents like the Stickle case? Both cases resulted in criminal charges against the managers. We saw last month two managers plead guilty to federal charges of lying to OSHA in the Extrudex case out of Ohio. We have seen criminal charges in Kansas City for consultants obstructing the OSHA investigation a couple of years ago.

6) Criminal charges for trench death in Colorado.

A contractor has been arrested on a manslaughter charge after his employee died in a trench collapse in Granby last year, authorities announced this week.

Bryan D. Johnson's company, ContractOne, was working a job at a construction site on June 14, 2018, when a trench collapsed on top of the employee, Rosario Martinez-Lopez.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/colorado-boss-arrested-in-employees-2018-trench-collapse-death?fbclid=IwAR0DVYZKgu8tnUTZyO1ufdavFXq8KiJJ2Yi1V-f52Z8SwhGo7BUeU-EidlA

7) OSHA is hosting a temporary employee safety forum in Joliet on October 24.

• Responsibility and liability for temporary workers’ safety

• Workers compensation and the temporary worker

• The Illinois Temporary Labor Services Act

• Requirements for day-to-day supervision of temporary workers

To register, visit www.trainingupdate.org or call (815) 280-1555.

8) OSHA orders TVA to rehire a whistleblower.

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2019/aug/26/osha-orders-tva-rehire-nuclear-worker-fired-after-raising-safety-concerns/502071/?utm_source=dlvr.it via @timesfreepress

9) Oregon OSHA exempts employers from programmatic inspections if they have OHSAS 18001 standards (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems), or the ISO 45001 (Management systems for Occupational Safety) standards.

https://osha.oregon.gov/OSHARules/div1/437-001-0053-0099.pdf

10) Fuyao's ethics are certainly questionable. In the middle of an OSHA inspection, our inspector just disappeared. Fuyao had hired him! We had to threaten to go to the IG to get his notes. Needless to say, we found many safety hazards. – Dr. David Michaels.

They were cited $729,380 https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region5/07292019

Other Major News Stories.

1) Safety Risks Increasing for Road Construction Workers

Two-thirds of 392 highway construction firms said in a survey they experienced crashes into their highway work zones in 2018, up from 46 percent in 2014. Of those reporting crashes in the annual survey by the Association of General Contractors, 28% said workers were injured in the incidents and 8% said workers were killed.

Work zone crashes that resulted in any deaths—of drivers, passengers, or workers—rose to 710 in 2017, from 536 in 2013, according to federal highway..

https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/safety/safety-risks-increasing-for-road-construction-workers

2) Two CT utility workers were electrocuted.

https://www.recordonline.com/news/20190819/two-utility-workers-die-by-electrocution-in-warwick?fbclid=IwAR3bA6ATAQR689eIfUCVBkknctpMa29z-S0PkwQDg-HnHaSvvAzgxHLu7FQv

3) New York Tree Service Owner Arrested Over Employee Electrocution

 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/safety/new-york-tree-service-owner-arrested-over-employee-electrocution

Safety Training at Non-Profits

OSHA 511 NSC                                                                           Sep 9-12

OSHA 4 hour Free NIU Machine guarding                            Sep 20, Sep 26

ASSE Conference                                                                      Sep 16-19

CSC 2005 Crane                                                                        Sep 17-19

CSC 3015 Excavation                                                                Sep 24-26

NIU is Northern Illinois University OSHA Education Center http://www.nsec.niu.edu

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 1679 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/workers-compensation-benefits-in-illinois use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.

OSHA Citations

NY         1381007.015      Tripifoods, Inc.  BUFFALO            07/23/2019              $40,918.00         Fall protection (scaffolding), Lockout / Tagout, Annual summary

FL           1375118.015      LINDHOLM CONSTRUCTION INC SUMMERLAND KEY              07/22/2019        $49,592.00         Safety training, Housekeeping, Personal fall arrest systems, Fall protection training, Duty to have fall protection

OH         1392188.015      VAUGHN INDUSTRIES, INC.         SULLIVAN              07/19/2019        $53,040.00         Accident prevention program, Traffic control devices, Flaggers

OH         1401083.015      Barrett Paving Materials, Inc.     CINCINNATI              07/19/2019        $44,327.00         Means of egress (excavation), Protective systems in excavations

FL           1376363.015      The TJX Companies, Inc. JACKSONVILLE              07/18/2019        $83,347.00         Exit routes

PA          1375949.015      Scot Christopher Rule LLC            EASTON              07/18/2019        $102,512.00       Respiratory protection, Lead, Written hazard communication, Safety Data Sheets, Hazardous chemical training

GA         1374715.015      TRANSDEV SERVICES, INC.           NORCROSS              07/17/2019        $114,615.00       Eye wash station, Hazardous chemical labeling, Hazardous chemical training

GA         1374717.015      TRANSDEV SERVICES, INC.           NORCROSS              07/17/2019        $74,099.00         Powered industrial trucks, Portable fire extinguishers

GA         1392147.015      Thompson Trucking Acquisitions, LLC      DORAVILLE              07/17/2019        $86,190.00         Fall protection, PPE

WI         1374648.015      Pukall Lumber Company, Inc.     ARBOR VITAE              07/17/2019        $348,467.00       Fall protection, Floor maintenance, Lockout / Tagout, Machine guarding, Oxygen cylinder storage, Flash-back protection, Grounding electrical equipment, Exit routes, Permit-required confined spaces, Hazardous chemical labeling

MN        1381292.015      Greatbatch Ltd dba Greatbatch Medical              MINNEAPOLIS   07/16/2019        $60,000.00         [no violations linked].

NY         1374748.015      U.S. Nonwovens Corp.   HAUPPAUGE              07/16/2019        $287,212.00       Exit routes, Lockout / Tagout, Powered industrial trucks, General Duty (providing safe workplace), Secure storage of materials, Report employee hospitalization within 24 hours, Providing records to government representatives

KS          1372015.015      John Canning Co              MANHATTAN              07/15/2019        $67,437.00         Lead, Respiratory protection     

TX          1408480.015      RWN Contractors, LLC    SPRINGTOWN              07/15/2019        $41,107.00         Overhead gantry crane inspection, Slings, Machine Guarding, Written hazard communication program, Recordkeeping forms, Portable fire extinguishers

IA           1407698.015      Larson Construction Company, Inc.         CEDAR RAPIDS 07/12/2019        $66,512.00         [no violations linked]

NJ          1377304.015      Rafael Holdings, Inc.       NEWARK              07/12/2019        $127,294.00       Exit routes, Lockout / Tagout, Safety training, PPE

TX          1375209.015      Graphic Packaging International, LLC       QUEEN CITY      07/12/2019        $159,118.00       PPE, Eye and face protection, Hand protection, Lockout / Tagout

TX          1382181.015      Graphic Packaging International, LLC       QUEEN CITY      07/12/2019        $52,282.00         Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals

TX          1391948.015      LMMM San Antonio #3, LTD       SAN ANTONIO              07/12/2019        $132,600.00       Machine guarding

FL           1378700.015      Jimmie Crowder Excavating & Land Clearing, Inc.              TALLAHASSEE    07/11/2019        $81,833.00         Walking-working surfaces, Ladders, Fall protection, Lockout / Tagout, Machine guarding

FL           1412113.015      MILLER GLASS & GLAZING, INC.  DAVIE              07/11/2019        $43,757.00         Aerial lifts, Guarding protruding reinforcing steel, Fall protection

IL           1385973.015      Ataraxia LLC       ALBION 07/11/2019        $56,261.00              Fall protection, Eye and face protection, Sanitation, Toilet facilities, Eye wash station, Written hazard communication program, Hazardous chemical labeling, Safety Data Sheets, Hazardous chemical training, Annual summary

IL           1404168.015      Chicago American Manufacturing, LLC    CHICAGO              07/11/2019        $48,758.00         Lockout / Tagout, Grounding electrical equipment

NY         1406004.015      Rennoldson's Market Management, Inc. NAPLES              07/11/2019        $43,758.00         Walking-working surface maximum loads, Stairs, Exit routes, Eye and face protection, Hand protection, Eye wash station, Lockout / Tagout, Portable fire extinguishers, Guarding live electrical equipment, Written hazard communication program, Safety Data Sheets, Hazardous chemical training

WI         1384208.015      Maynard Steel Casting Company              MILWAUKEE      07/11/2019        $48,758.00         Powered industrial trucks: nameplates and markings, inspection, repairs, no alterations

CA         1396619.015      K & M Press, Inc.             EL CENTRO              07/10/2019        $63,505.00         [no violations linked]

NJ          1397872.015      Pumma Construction, Inc.           LAKEWOOD              07/10/2019        $49,177.00         Accident prevention programs, Fall protection training, Head protection, Duty to have fall protection

OH         1372698.015      Independence Excavating, Inc.   CLEVELAND              07/10/2019        $79,560.00         Survey before demolition, Continuing inspections during demolition

OH         1380980.015      Starfire Corporation       TOLEDO              07/10/2019        $47,736.00         General Duty (providing safe workplace), PPE

TX          1414219.015      WCS Construction Services          FORT WORTH              07/10/2019        $50,010.00         Scaffolds

OH         1402938.015      Cosam Contracting, Inc. NEVADA              07/09/2019        $65,846.00         Head protection, Fall hazard training, Duty to have fall protection

TX          1383463.015      Texas Medical Industries, Inc.     ROYSE CITY              07/09/2019        $43,193.00         Hearing conservation program, Lockout/Tagout, Eye and face protection, Machine guarding, Point of operation guards, Oxygen cylinder storage, Written hazard communication program, Hazardous chemical labeling, Safety Data Sheets, Hazardous chemical training, Providing records to government representatives

IL           1395045.015      Micaela Construction, Inc.           VERNON HILLS              07/08/2019        $42,925.00         PPE, Disposal of waste materials, Ladders, Fall protection, Fall hazard training

MO        1371030.015      R.V. Wagner, Inc.            SAINT LOUIS              07/08/2019        $212,158.00       Head protection, Protection from loose rock or soil, Exposure to falling loads, Means of egress (excavation), Daily inspections of excavations, Protective systems in excavations

VA         1397104.015      U-Haul  NORFOLK            07/08/2019        $46,640.00              Exit routes, Electrical safety, Wiring methods, components, and equipment

CA         1398413.015      Socal Framing Inc            FONTANA              07/05/2019        $44,900.00         Accident Prevention Program

TX          1386521.015      Champion Home Builders, Inc.   ATHENS              07/05/2019        $127,317.00       Walking-working surfaces, Fall protection (holes), Ladders, Flexible cords and cables, Hand-fed crosscut table saws, Report employee hospitalization within 24 hours

CA         1369742.015      Reyco Ag, Inc.    CANTUA CREEK 07/03/2019              $43,200.00         Servicing Moving Machinery/Equipment, Servicing Multi-/Single Piece Wheel Rims

FATALITY: Employee Is Struck And Killed By Falling Almond Shaker Arm

At 11:30 a.m. on January 5, 2019, Employee #1 and #2 were attempting to repair hydraulic lines. When Employee #2 loosed the hydraulic line that operates the cylinder that moves the shaker arm up and down, the arm fell on both employees. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

OH         1372643.015      Faurecia Emissions Control Systems NA, LLC              FRANKLIN           07/03/2019        $313,882.00       Respiratory protection (re-training), Chromium VI, Hazard communication (training), Safety Data Sheets

OH         1396182.015      Taylor Lumber WorldWide, Inc   MC DERMOTT              07/03/2019        $51,050.00         Lockout/Tagout, Marking electrical components

TX          1378304.015      Renegade Construction LLC         EL PASO              07/03/2019        $42,964.00         Safety training, Means of egress (excavation), Hazardous atmosphere testing (excavation), Protective systems in excavations

OH         1392568.015      Miller's Construction & Roofing LLC         GRANVILLE              07/02/2019        $70,013.00         Ladders, Eye and face protection, Fall protection

MA        1372094.015      Minichiello Bros, Inc.      EVERETT              07/01/2019        $41,106.00         Walking-working surfaces, Portable fire extinguishers, Powered industrial trucks - operator training, Machine guarding, Electric equipment - examination

TN         1370195.015      BAE Systems Ordinance Systems Inc.              KINGSPORT        07/01/2019        $71,984.00         Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals, Hazardous waste operations and emergency response

TX          1369662.015      Sunland Construction, Inc.          HOUSTON              07/01/2019        $53,040.00         General Duty (providing safe workplace), Safety training, Welding - fire prevention