This is an interesting “press release” from OSHA. Although OSHA has a “policy” not to use audits and inspections performed within the facility to issue citations against, when the employer does NOT address the hazards identified in the inspections and audits, OSHA can take issue with this failure to abate. This is what seems to have happened here. A complaint initiated the inspection.
OSHA cited a steel fabrication business after finding the company willfully exposed workers to safety and health hazards at its Millville shop.
OSHA issued four willful and seven serious violations and proposed $348,683 in penalties. The agency’s investigation began on July 26, 2023, in response to a complaint.
“A few months before our inspection, the facility hired a safety consultant who identified multiple safety and health hazards at the Millville fabrication shop. However, the company failed to correct the hazards, which is unacceptable” (OSHA Area Director)