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OSHA Proposes $66,000 Fines Against Food Packager

22 Apr, 2009 WorkersCompensation.com

                               
Boston, MA (CompNewsNetwork) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Brady Enterprises Inc. of Weymouth, Mass., for alleged willful, repeat and serious violations of safety and health standards at its 45 Finnell Drive plant. The food products packager faces $66,500 in proposed fines, following a Nov. 14 accident in which an employee was caught in a labeling machine while cleaning it.

OSHA's inspection found that the machine's moving parts were not guarded against employee contact, and the machine's power source had not been shut down and locked out prior to the cleaning. As a result, OSHA has issued the company one willful citation, with a proposed fine of $56,000, for not guarding the machine against employee contact and one repeat citation, with a $3,000 fine, for not shutting down and locking out the machine.

"This is the second accident in three years at this plant involving machinery that wasn't properly guarded or locked out," said Brenda Gordon, OSHA's area director for Boston and southeastern Massachusetts. "This employer must take prompt, effective and ongoing action to correct these hazards and prevent future injuries."

OSHA also has issued the company four serious citations, with $7,500 in proposed fines, for lack of lockout/tagout training and hardware, no annual inspection of the plant's hazardous energy control procedures and use of an unapproved forklift in an area where flammable cocoa dust was present. OSHA issues serious citations when death or serious physical harm is likely to result from hazards about which the employer knew or should have known.

OSHA defines a willful violation as one committed with plain indifference to or intentional disregard for employee safety and health. The repeat citation stemmed from a similar lockout/tagout hazard cited in October 2006 after an employee lost parts of two fingers in an accident from a month earlier.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace for their workers. OSHA's role is to promote the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health.

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