An Illinois company has received OSHA citations for safety reasons. The Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. has been cited for three safety violations after allegedly failing to protect their workers from the machines unexpectedly starting up. A violation like this one can...
Month: November 2012
plant cited by OSHA to prevent industrial accident
OSHA has fined a Chatsworth, Illinois manufacturer $75,000 for 14 different serious violations. The drainage pipe maker, Prinsco Inc., was given 15 days to correct the items cited, schedule a meeting with OSHA representatives to try and mediate the citations or appeal...
Worker falls 3 stories in fatal construction accident
If a person is afraid of heights, then construction may not be the best employment option. Construction workers are commonly required to work on tall buildings and structures while on the job in Illinois and elsewhere. Understandably, this puts them in danger of...
Officials target workplace safety risk at Illinois plant
An Illinois plant is at odds with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over four recent citations for serious violations of safety protocols. The violations were said to have occurred at Flex-N-Gate Corp.'s plant, which is located in Urbana. Though no...
OSHA focuses on specific work-related injury issues in Illinois
It is important that authorities continually improve their vigilance when it comes to avoiding the injury of workers on the job. The more precautions authorities take in creating and enforcing regulations, the safer work environments will be. This is why the local...