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Employees at the facility were injured at four times the industry average rate.

Employees at the facility were injured at four times the industry average rate.

Responding to the sixth amputation injury reported by an Ohio musical instrument manufacturer in the past eight years, federal investigators found employees at the East Lake facility were allegedly injured at four times the industry average rate in the past five years. 

The company faces over $234,000 in proposed OSHA penalties.

Responding to an employer report that a worker sustained a partial finger amputation while conducting cleaning operations at an Ohio automotive carpet manufacturer, federal safety inspectors found workers were allegedly exposed to operating machine parts as they cleared excess fiber material off chains, sprockets and other equipment. 

The company faces over $234,000 in proposed OSHA penalties.

The company faces over $234,000 in proposed OSHA penalties.

In September 2022, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a directive expanding the scope of its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP). SVEP singles out...

Attorney warns employers to be more careful before entering agreements.

A sawmill where a 16-year-old employee died disputes many of the allegations made by federal regulators.