OSHA cited a Texas manufacturer after a worker’s fingers were severed inside a 500-ton hydraulic press. The company has a history of violations, with a citation in 2014 for 34 serious and other-than-serious violations and two citations in 2015 for a total of four willful, six serious, and three other-than-serious violations. Total fines topped $412,750
Three willful violations for failure to:
- Provide employment free from recognized caught-between hazards
- Guard points of operation of machinery
- Ensure devices adequately protected machine operators
13 serious violations, including failure to:
- Train employees on noise hazards
- Ensure employees wore eye, foot, and hearing protection
- Take unsafe powered industrial trucks out of service
- Ensure containers of hazardous chemicals were properly labeled
