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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 09:48 AM
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Manufacturer Faces $192K OSHA Fine After Dismembering Incident

http://www.occupationalhazards.com/News/Article/78057/Manufacturer_Faces_192K_OSHA_Fine_After_Dismembering_Incident.aspx

January 25, 2008

By Katherine Torres

OSHA proposed $192,000 in fines against an Attleboro, Mass., manufacturer after inspecting the facility where an employee lost his hand in a dust collection hopper last summer.

OSHA cited Mantrose-Haeuser Company Inc., a producer of industrial and pharmaceutical food coatings, for a total of 29 alleged repeat, willful and serious violations of safety and health standards following the July 17, 2007 incident. OSHA said Luis Ciccia of Pawtucket, Mass., lost his hand because it got caught in an unguarded rotating valve in the machine.

The agency added that the plant was cited for a similar machine-guarding hazard in April 2005. Two other repeat citations were issued for unguarded work platforms and an emergency exit door that could not be opened.

The inspection also revealed that the plant had not developed and implemented required procedures to shut down machines and lock out power sources to prevent unintended startup, which OSHA labeled as willful violation. Other violations uncovered during the OSHA inspection include:

* blocked, obstructed and unmarked emergency exit doors and routes;
* lack of lockout/tagout devices and training;
* trip and fall hazards;
* fire extinguishers not readily available;
* deficiencies in respirator training and fitting;
* confined space hazards;
* a defective powered pallet jack;
* unlabeled containers of chemicals;
* unapproved containers for flammable liquid; and
* lack of written procedures, training and other elements of the plant’s process safety management program.

"The number of citations reflects the wide array of hazards found during our inspection as well as the employer’s knowledge of the lockout hazard and the recurrence of conditions cited during an earlier OSHA inspection," said Brenda Gordon, OSHA’s area director in Braintree, Mass. "As demonstrated in this case, continued failure to adhere to safety and health standards exposes employees to serious injuries and potentially fatal fire, chemical, mechanical, fall, confined space and machine guarding hazards."
Company “Respectfully” Disagrees With Citations

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zanne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 10:03 AM
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1. OSHA "proposed" $192,000....
Do you think they'll really have to pay that amount? I remember when OSHA was new, in the 1970's. Large corporations took a fit, called it "excessive" government "interference", but it saved alot of lives. Now it seems to be so watered down that it barely warrants its own existence.
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Nite Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 10:40 AM
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2. There's a thread on DU
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3157510

ABC is getting sued $1.4 million for showing 'nude buttocks' and someone loses their hand and the company gets fined $192k? There is definitely something wrong with American 'values'.
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