A Canadian company with a manufacturing plant in North Jackson, west of Youngstown, has been cited for several safety violations following a fatal equipment accident that occurred last October. A 21-year-old employee of Extrudex Aluminum was killed when a large metal stack filled with hot and heavy aluminum fell on top of him. A…
When people think of workplace injuries, their minds are often understandably drawn to on-the-job accidents that occur in stationary work places, such as offices, factories, retail establishments and similar sites. A great number of work-related injuries, though, including construction accidents, also occur in Ohio in areas where workers present more of a moving target….
Federal safety regulators from OSHA have a special term for companies they deem particularly problematic when it comes to safety issues. They are termed “severe violators,” and the agency mandates especially close scrutiny and follow-up remedial actions on them pursuant to its Severe Violator Enforcement Program. One company recently tagged with that designation is…
Fall back, spring forward. Most adult Americans are quite familiar with that mantra, given the twice-annual ritual of complying with daylight savings time (DST) adjustments that tweak both body clocks and official times across the country, including in Ohio. Less familiar might be this: an actual understanding of the rationale for DST, a historical…
For years, all most kids have needed to have unbridled fun is an engrossing video game coupled with a joystick for maneuvering around with. Now the same is true of a rather unlikely demographic, namely, forklift operators. Those employees are suddenly front and center in a newly developed program focused on teaching workplace skills…
A spokesperson for an environmental advocacy organization recently voiced his view that the results of an OSHA inspection into an oil refinery explosion last August would be “revelatory” and expose Chevron’s safety culture as nothing more than “running the refinery to the point of failure.” He was right. In an investigation just concluded into…
Manufacturing and industrial worksites can be flatly dangerous places in which to work, as evidenced by safety-related numbers and statistics issuing from diverse federal and state organizations tasked with oversight of worker safety. Construction accidents and other on-the-job injuries can arise from any number and type of unsafe conditions involving moving equipment, electrical wires,…
When a crane collapses at a construction project in Ohio or elsewhere across the United States, it tends to a big deal. The reasons for that are many and obvious. Cranes can be flatly frightening for their size and weight, with some of them weighing hundreds of thousands of pounds and extending for hundreds…
Managers from Canton-based Timken Company are well acquainted with safety inspectors from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), with various company-run facilities having been inspected by agency regulators on 17 different occasions since 2007. Timken is a manufacturer and marketer with global reach, having facilities in and selling product to customers across the…
Companies cited by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) for safety-related violations at construction and other work sites can accept the citation — whether that means paying a fine, remedying a substandard work condition that could lead to a construction accident, equipment accident or other injury or terminating engagement in a dangerous activity…