The following incidents were enforced with large fines as the result of a failure to adhere to safety practices on the worksite and the companies complete non compliance in many workers safety statutes outlined by OSHA to be followed in order to save lives. Many times the result was not just a very large fine ...
All posts in category OSHA
OSHA Top Ten Highest Company Fines Countdown
July 20, 2012
Posted by Tool Up on July 20, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/osha-top-ten-oshas-highest-company-fines-part-1/
OSHA Top Ten Companies Fined: Part 2
July 18, 2012
OSHA’s Top Ten Highest Fined Companies Countdown 4, 5, and 6 The actual company names have been omitted. 4. Company D – $949,800 Sumner, TX at a Manufacturer 7 willful citations – failure to provide fall protection, adequate machine guarding, failure to provide proper eye protection, & failure to establish & maintain an audiometric testing program. 26 ...
Posted by Tool Up on July 18, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/osha-top-ten-companies-fined-part-2/
OSHA Top Ten Most Fined Companies Part 3
July 17, 2012
Osha’s top Ten Companies Fined: Part 3 Companies 7 – 10 Note: the actual names of the company have been changed. 7. Company G – $729,000 Geneseo, IL, and Annawan, IL at a Grain elevator 17 willful citations- 8 instances of directing workers to enter workspaces where grain built up on the sides could fall and ...
Posted by Tool Up on July 17, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/osha-top-ten-fined-companies/
Top Eight Most Cited Violations By OSHA
June 22, 2012
These are the top 8 Federal OSHA violations for small companies in construction, this data spanned 16,473 small businesses . A whopping total of 50,630 citation were given out by OSHA representatives in the 2010 fiscal year. Employers paid more than $46 million total, which averaged out to be approximately $900 a citation. OSHA’s Top Eight ...
Posted by Tool Up on June 22, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/top-ten-fined-small-construction-companies-osha/
Diamond Products CC8072-36 36″ Diesel Rider Saw, 74Hp Deutz Motor – 36″ Guard 48542
June 8, 2012
When it comes to cutting through hard or abrasive materials such as concrete, stone, asphalt, bricks, coal balls, glass, and ceramics, diamond blades can deliver two times the cutting, with less total downtime, and consistently accurate depth cuts. A diamond blade is a saw blade that contains actual diamond gems fixed into its base. A ...
Posted by Tool Up on June 8, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/diamond-products-cc8072-36-36-diesel-rider-rider-74hp-deutz-motor-36-guard-48542/
Forklifts and Heavy Machinery: Safety Tips and Statistics
May 2, 2012
Its interesting to note that 100 employees are killed and over 95,000 are injured while operating powered industrial machinery such as forklifts and heavy machinery. Forklift turnovers alone account for a significant number of these fatalities.Most of these fatalities and injuries happen from playing around with the heavy machinery while on the job site. Heavy ...
Posted by Tool Up on May 2, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/forklifts-heavy-machinery-safety/
