Loss Control News

Chicago-area Contractor Fined $123K for Lack of Cave-In Protection

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued A. Lamp Concrete Contractors Inc., a road building contractor in Schaumburg, Ill., that engages in concrete and underground construction, one willful, one serious and two repeat safety citations …

OSHA Publishes Guide for Small Firms on Cranes, Derricks

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a guide for small construction firms on how to comply with safety rules involving cranes and derricks. OSHA published a rule in August 2010 to address the number of worker injuries and …

Feds Take Over J&J Plants After Flood of Tylenol, Other Product Recalls

U.S. health authorities will take over supervision of three Johnson & Johnson manufacturing plants after the healthcare giant failed to stem quality lapses that sparked a flood of recalls for consumer medicines like its Tylenol painkiller. J&J’s McNeil unit has …

Seaboard International of Houston Fined $79K After Worker Death

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Seaboard International Inc. with 24 serious and two other-than-serious safety violations following the death of a worker at the company’s Houston facility. Proposed penalties for these citations total …

Colorado Pallet Recycling Facility Cited for Safety Violations

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the Ifco Systems pallet recycling facility in Henderson, Colo., with one repeat and five serious citations for improper machine guarding following an inspection. Penalties total $67,765. The inspection …

InStar Services Group Acquires Oakwood Construction and Restoration Services

InStar Services Group LP has completed the acquisition of a majority of the stock of Oakwood Construction and Restoration Services Inc. Headquartered in Brea, Calif., Oakwood provides disaster restoration and reconstruction services in Southern California. Oakwood’s range of services includes …

Nebraska’s AGP Grain Marketing Cited for Safety Hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited AGP Grain Marketing LLC in Hastings, Neb., for exposing workers to machine guarding and fall hazards, as well as other safety and health hazards. OSHA has proposed $64,000 …

OSHA Fines Pep Boys $75K fo Safety Violations in Connecticut

Federal officials regulators fined a Pep Boys service center in Connecticut $75,000 for safety violations. OSHA issued the fine after an inspection of the facility found that workers in the Hamden, Conn. store’s service area were exposed to electric shock …

Stempel to Manage New Crawford Office in Panama

Crawford & Company announced that it has established an office in Panama City, Panama, and named insurance executive Miguel Stempel as its manager of operations in the country, in order to “serve a growing insurance market.” Stempel will be responsible …

Missouri Roofing Contractor Cited for Fall Hazards, Safety Violations

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited St. Louis, Mo., roofing contractor Juan Zuniga with six serious and five repeat safety violations for exposing workers to fall and other hazards. OSHA’s inspection, which began in …