Wal-Mart and
contractor cited after worker seriously injured at Alabama distribution center
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A contract worker was seriously injured
when a trolley struck and crushed him inside the Wal-Mart Distribution Center
in Brundidge, Ala. OSHA cited Wal-Mart and the worker’s employer, Swisslog Logistics Inc., for
serious and willful violations for exposing workers to caught-between,
struck-by and crushing hazards and for failing to implement lockout/tagout
procedures. Wal-Mart and Swisslog Logistics were proposed fines of $139,424 and
$126,749, respectively.
Ohio
manufacturer cited for not installing proper machine guarding following three
amputations in two months
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OSHA issued multiple citations to Napoleon
Spring Works Inc. in Archbold, Ohio, after three inspections initiated as a follow-up to a 2013 case
and in response to two incidents, on Nov. 2 and Nov. 7 of last year, where
employees suffered amputations. In just over two months, there were three
amputations at the employer’s facility. The follow-up inspection found that the
company had abated the specific hazards cited in 2013, but failed to apply
those same safety requirements to other pieces of equipment at the same
facility. In these three most recent inspections, OSHA cited the company for
violations related to mechanical power press operation, hazardous energy
control, machine guarding, electrical safe work practices, and forklift
training.
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Durcon Inc. has been issued citations for
35 safety and health violations. OSHA inspected the Taylor,
Texas, chemical resistant coatings manufacturer in response to a complaint
about silica exposure. Inspectors also found other violations including:
workers exposed to being struck by falling loads; failing to provide workers
with personal protective equipment and effective respiratory protection;
combustible waste materials soaked with flammable liquids stored in improper
receptacles; and failing to implement a confined spaces program.
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The Nevada
Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Clay Davis in
Carson City for exposing workers to fall hazards. Nevada OSHA inspectors
concluded that the company failed to provide proper fall protection for two
employees working on a low slope roof 10 feet above a lower level. The
violations included failure to provide guardrails, safety nets, personal fall
arrest equipment, as well as warning line and safety monitoring systems. The
company was previously cited for violations of this standard in 2015 and 2016.
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The California
Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited Good View Roofing
& Building Supply Corp. in San Francisco after a worker died when his
forklift tipped over the unguarded edge of a ramp. Cal/OSHA inspectors
determined that the company failed to inspect and identify workplace hazards,
provide clearly written safety instructions on forklifts, and ensure that all
workers comply with forklift safety requirements. For more information, read
the news release.