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The accident resulted in an OSHA penalty of $9,126. The company also received a violation in 2014 after a planned inspection found a serious fall hazard. The company's most recent planned ...
Inspection photos taken by OSHA investigators show the state of the pushback after the crash. The photos show a mangled steering wheel resting in the driver seat.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted 582 cases in 2013–2014, with at least one conviction secured in 547 cases (94%). [ 39 ] Local authorities prosecuted a total of 92 cases during the same period, with at least one conviction achieved in 89 cases (97%).
Dorinda Folse, OSHA's Baton Rouge area director, said: "Williams Olefins violated safety and health standards which, when followed, can protect workers from hazardous chemicals. It is the employer's responsibility to find and fix workplace safety violations and to ensure the safety of its workers. Failing to do so cost two workers their lives."
The agency made a number of recommendations to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which had been partly implemented by 2008. The CSB continued to be concerned about the potential for further fatal accidents up until the explosion at the Imperial refinery in Port Wentworth. [16]
The Occupational Safety and Health Act grants OSHA the authority to issue workplace health and safety regulations. These regulations include limits on hazardous chemical exposure, employee access to hazard information, requirements for the use of personal protective equipment, and requirements to prevent falls and hazards from operating ...
As a result of a settlement between OSHA and Phillips Petroleum Company, OSHA agreed to delete the willful characterization of the citations and Phillips Petroleum Company agreed to pay a $4 million fine and to institute process safety management procedures at HCC and the company's sister facilities at Sweeny, Texas; Borger, Texas; and Woods ...
A top official for Cal-OSHA was arrested for soliciting bribes from 14 companies. Why did the same office hire an accused embezzler months later? California agency enforces laws for workers.