OSHA issued four alleged “willful” citations with proposed penalties of $280,000. The citations include: failing to perform hearing tests on employees exposed to extremely high noise levels and failure to record more than 125 injuries that occurred from 2007 through 2009 in the required OSHA 300 injury log.
Also issued were 20 “serious” citations with proposed penalties of $75,500. The citations include: the company’s failure to provide proper fall protection and hand rails; failure to provide hazardous energy control and forklift training; lack of eye wash stations; improper hazardous chemical storage; overexposure to high noise levels; lack of proper personal protective equipment; and lack of required worker protection against bloodborne pathogens.