In OSHA’s fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022), the agency conducted 18 HAZWOPER inspections and issued 29 citations, with penalties totaling $124,086.  42469 / Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers was #1 in Citations with 5 42469 / Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers, 32521 / Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing, and 33231 / Plate...

In OSHA’s fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022), the agency conducted 1,172 LOTO inspections and issued 2,131 citations, with penalties totaling $15,475,561.  31161 / Animal Slaughtering and Processing was #1 in Citations with 66 32619 / Other Plastics Product Manufacturing was #1 in Inspections with 35 31161 / Animal Slaughtering and Processing was #1 in Penalties...

In OSHA’s fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022), the agency conducted 92 Permit-Required Confined Space inspections and issued 240 citations, with penalties totaling $1,637,458.  56221 / Waste Treatment and Disposal was #1 in Citations with 11 32739 / Other Concrete Product Manufacturing was #1 in Inspections with 4 81119 / Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance was #1 in Penalties...

In OSHA’s fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022), the agency conducted 66 PSM inspections and issued 347 citations, with penalties totaling $2,803,676.  32411 / Petroleum Refineries was #1 in Citations with 38 32411 / Petroleum Refineries was #1 in Inspections with 6 32551 / Paint and Coating Manufacturing was #1 in Penalties with $727,093 Here is a breakdown of the industry sectors...

In the fiscal year 2022 (October 2021 through September 2022) the Chemical Manufacturing sector got 220 inspections with 752 citations totaling $3,843,200.

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In OSHA’s fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022), the agency conducted 17,353 inspections; issued 46,662 citations, totaling $192,778,680. The industry with the most inspections: 23816 / Roofing Contractors (3,182) The industry with the most citations: 23816 / Roofing Contractors (7,820)  The industry with the most $ in penalties: 23816 / Roofing Contractors ($33,003,232) #Cited...

Water found in improperly maintained eyewash stations is more likely to contain organisms (e.g., Acanthamoeba, Pseudomonas, Legionella) that thrive in stagnant or untreated water and are known to cause infections. When a worker uses an eyewash station that is not maintained, organisms in the water may come into contact with the eye, or skin, or may be inhaled. Workers using eyewash stations after exposure...

The Denver Regional Office brought to our attention a fatal accident involving a 20-pound propane cylinder regulator that broke off when the cylinder fell. The regulator was vulnerable to this kind of damage because it protruded past the cylinder’s protective collar. Using unguarded regulators on propane cylinders appears to be a common practice on construction sites.  A construction worker...

For my adult life, smoke detectors have been the “safety norm” in homes and residential occupancies such as hotels, motels, dormitories, etc.  Even now, we are moving towards these structures having CO detectors.  In fact, many brands make a CO/Smoke Detector as one unit.  With the rise in home explosions from natural gas leaks, I wonder why there is no substantial movement...