Seaford Ice

Is OSHA expecting too little from violators?

cmonforton | July 15, 2016

What kind of deal should OSHA cut with an employer after one of his workers has a foot amputated because of an improperly guarded conveyor? A couple of years later at the same worksite this happens: Both legs of another employee are amputated because of unguarded equipment. What should the deal be this time? These are the questions in my mind after recently reading an OSHA news release about Seaford Ice during the same week I read the report "OSHA's Discount on Danger." Seaford Ice in Seaford, DE has been the scene of horrific injuries to some of its workers. An employee lost a foot in a…

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