The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently cited Bear Ridge Machine & Fabrication, a company located in Frackville, PA, for 31 serious safety and health violations. The inspection leading to the citations was a part of OSHA’s Site-Specific Targeting Program, which targets industries with high injury and illness rates. The Bear Ridge shop was penalized $70,000, has 15 business days to comply and may request an informal conference to contest the citations and proposed penalties.
Bear Ridge’s serious violations included: electrical hazards, and a failure to implement a respiratory protection and hazard communication program; failure to keep the workplace sanitary; failure to have exits clearly marked and visible; and failure to conduct fit testing and medical evaluations or provide proper safety and protective gear to workers. OSHA finds a serious violation of worksite conditions when there is a substantial probability that a death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard that the employer knew or should have known about.
As a Massachusetts worker, you have a right to safe job conditions and the right to be protected from a Massachusetts job site accident. If you or a loved one has sustained a worksite injury or a wrongful death, as a result of a Massachusetts work accident, call our Boston, MA employment injuries lawyer specialists today at 617-787-3700. Our Massachusetts worker’s compensation attorney advocates and Boston, MA job related injury lawyer experts are some of the most respected in the Commonwealth at fighting for the Massachusetts worker’s compensation benefits, Massachusetts wrongful death benefits and Massachusetts personal injury damages that you deserve.
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