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News Tipoffs - Ohio Editors Newsletter for Monday April 01, 2024 ( 2 items )  

OSHA: U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds HBD/Thermoid Again Exposed Employees to Unsafe Conditions, Proposes Additional $321K in Penalties
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 5 issued the following news release: In October 2023, following the receipt of a complaint, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors opened an inspection at an Ohio industrial hose manufacturer's Bellefontaine plant. This was OSHA's eighth investigation into HBD Thermoid Inc. since 2013. Following its inspection, OSHA issued HBD/Thermoid   more

OSHA: U.S. Department of Labor Investigation of Employee's Severe Injuries Finds Ohio Manufacturer Failed to Correct Similar Hazards Cited in 2022
SHELBY, Ohio, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: Despite citations from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for similar hazards at its Shelby facility in 2022, ArcelorMittal Tubular Products USA LLC -- a subsidiary of one of North America's largest steel suppliers -- failed to protect a 60-year-old employee from severe injuries after they became caught in a pinch poi  more