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The operator of a north central Wisconsin meat and sausage manufacturing plant might have spared two employees from suffering serious hand injuries by

A majority of the violations focus on lockout/tagout procedures and machine guarding, OSHA said.

One workers fingertip was amputated, while anothers hand was crushed.

The agency is investigating two worker safety incidents at the company.

The federal investigation determined Abbyland Foods Inc. did not follow machine safety standards required by law.

OSHA offices and the Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association formed a two-year alliance to promote safety information for trenching and excavation.

OSHA proposed a combined total of over $550,000 in penalties after inspecting two stores last year.

At Dollar General stores near Houston and Green Bay, federal workplace safety inspectors found exit routes and walkways blocked — unsafe conditions that

A federal inspection finds a Dollar General in Oconto Falls blocked exits and walkways, and stacked boxes unsafely, putting workers at risk, according to a statement from OSHA.

Federal workplace safety inspectors have found that Security-Luebke Roofing Inc. – one of Fox Valley's largest roofing general contractors – allowed a