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OSHA Fines
Williamsport Pennsylvania Company $43,000
The U.S.
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) has cited Williamsport Steel Container Co. Inc. of Williamsport
Pennsylvania, for alleged safety and health violations and is
proposing $43,000 in penalties. The company, which has 38 employees,
manufactures steel drums used for the storage of flammable, combustible
and corrosive liquids or hazardous waste.
OSHA initiated
its investigation on March 6 as a follow-up to a previous inspection.
The company was issued three repeat violations for machine guarding
hazards, and improper storage of flammable and combustible liquids,
with a total proposed penalty of $28,000; and three serious violations
for machine guarding, emergency egress and electrical hazards,
with a total proposed penalty of $15,000.
"Left
uncorrected, these conditions will expose employees to numerous
hazards including electrocution, amputations, burns and exposure
to hazardous substances, among a variety of other injuries and
illnesses," said Andrew Hedesh, OSHA's area director in
Wilkes-Barre, whose office conducted the inspection. "It
is imperative for this employer to correct these violations before
a tragedy occurs."
OSHA issues
a repeat citation when an employer previously has been cited
for a substantially similar violation, and that citation and
its penalty have become final. A serious violation is issued
when there is substantial probability that death or serious injury
could occur from a hazard about which the employer knew or should
have known.
The company
has 15 working days from receipt of the citations to appeal them
before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review
Commission. OSHA's office in Wilkes-Barre can be reached by telephone
at (570) 826-6538.
Source: OSHA News Release 6/25/07
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