March 10, 2011
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 …
March 10, 2011
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 …
March 10, 2011
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 …
March 8, 2011
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 …
March 8, 2011
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 …
March 8, 2011
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 …
March 8, 2011
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 …
March 4, 2011
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 …
March 3, 2011
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 …
March 2, 2011
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 …