Manufacturer Slapped with Major Fines

May 30, 2024

Manufacturer Slapped with Major Fines

  • MTD Products Inc., operating as Stanley Black + Decker, is facing over $200,000 in fines, after a worker suffered severe burns.
  • The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company for one willful violation and four serious violations.
  • The company could have prevented the incident, according to OSHA.
  • OSHA says the company failed to provide proper protective equipment to employees.
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EPA Failed to Disclose Chemicals

  • The Environmental Protection Agency failed to state that it found harmful chemicals in pesticides, a group alleges.
  • A watchdog group says the EPA may have failed to disclose in a press release, that it found polyfluoroalkl, a harmful contaminate.
  • PFAS is a common contaminate found in pesticides and other products, including cleaning products, plastic containers, and paints.
  • EPA has recognized the dangers of PFAS and had ordered some manufacturers to stop using it.
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Crime Scenes: Who Cleans Up

  • In addition to the grief caused by shootings, families and municipalities must contend with cleaning up the crime scene.
  • Philadelphia has recently hired a professional cleaning service to clean up blood, and other bio-waste, from crime scenes.
  • The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has special training for workers who may be exposed to blood borne pathogens.
  • Philadelphia may be one of the first cities to hire bio-hazard professionals.
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OSHA Investigates after Bulldozer Incident

  • The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating after a bulldozer, and its operator fell into a coal pile.
  • After a search, the operator was finally located, but died of his injuries.
  • The coroner said the operator died from injuries caused by the ground collapsing around him.
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Workers Injured in Chemical Spill

  • Two workers at a Mansfield, Massachusetts company were injured by a chemical spill.
  • The workers, who worked for a foam manufacturing company, were exposed to a harmful chemical when a valve broke on a tank truck.
  • Thinking fast, the driver activated the truck’s emergency shutdown.
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