OSHA has long bemoaned that the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSH Act”) does not allow OSHA to issue penalties sufficiently high enough to deter noncompliance. While reasonable minds can disagree about the sufficiency of the OSH Act’s penalty structure or whether most employers strive to provide safe and healthy workplaces out of fear of enforcement, few can question OSHA’s creative use of “alternative tools” to incentivize compliance. Foremost among those tools is OSHA’s power of the press.
Every week, OSHA identifies by name several employers that have been cited for occupational safety and health violations. Here’s the Perp Walks for the week of November 7th.
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November 10 [Region 5 News Release] – 2016 – 11/10/2016 – Fuyao America Glass racks up $227K in OSHA penalties following six complaint inspections at Ohio auto glass plant in 2016
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November 10 [Region 7 News Release] – 2016 – 11/10/2016 – OSHA cites Prinz Grain & Feed in worker’s death after wall of corn debris collapses in grain bill
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November 10 [Region 5 News Release] – 2016 – 11/10/2016 – OSHA cites wholesale baking company after worker suffers amputation
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November 10 [Region 5 News Brief] – 2016 – 11/10/2016 – OSHA finds multiple workers suffer ergonomic injuries at Excelsior Springs Seating System
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November 10 [Region 7 News Release] – 2016 – 11/10/2016 – Roofing company cited after 47-year-old laborer dies after suffering heat stroke on third day on the job
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November 09 [Region 2 News Brief] – 2016 – 11/09/2016 – OSHA finds New Jersey cleaning products manufacturer exposed workers to chemical, other safety and health hazards
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