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Prison operator fined $104K for safety violations by OSHA

Associated Press — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:51:52 +0000

JACKSON — A private prison operator that’s giving up its business in Mississippi could face up to $104,000 in fines from federal workplace safety regulators. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said GEO Group exposed employees to assaults by inmates at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility near Lost Gap. Citations issued yesterday by OSHA say [...]

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Agency wants judge suspended for allegedly fixing oyster fishing citations

Associated Press — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:51:53 +0000

BAY ST. LOUIS — A state judicial watchdog agency is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to suspend a Hancock County Justice Court judge for ticket fixing. The petition was filed with the court by the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance against Judge Tommy Carver. The Sea Coast Echo reports the petition cites Carver for misconduct [...]

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OSHA cites AZZ Inc. for 22 safety, health violations

MBJ Staff — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:42:49 +0000

RICHLAND — AZZ Inc., doing business as AZZ Galvanizing Services in Richland, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 22 safety and health violations following an inspection that began in December 2011 after OSHA received a complaint alleging hazards. OSHA reports 17 serious safety and health violations [...]

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OSHA cites Bude’s Franklin Lumber Co. for safety violations

Associated Press — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:51:45 +0000

BUDE — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Bude company for 22 safety violations and has proposed penalties of $103,356. OSHA officials say in a news release that it cited Franklin Lumber Co. for, among other things, failing to prevent accumulations of combustible dust, to provide guardrails around equipment, to cover live [...]

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OSHA fines Memphis contractor for violations at worksite

MBJ Staff — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:40:01 +0000

VERONA — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $55,375 in penalties against Memphis, Tenn.-based contractor MTE Contracting, LLC for four safety violations at a Verona store construction site. An inspection was initiated when an OSHA compliance officer was passing by the site in November and observed cave-in hazards involving [...]

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OSHA cites Howard Industries for more safety violations

Associated Press — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:47:24 +0000

LAUREL — Federal workplace safety officials have again cited a Laurel manufacturer for unsafe practices. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said today that it has accused Howard Industries of eight rule violations, which could carry a fine of up to $59,000. Two repeat violation citations say that Howard still hasn’t fixed problems where [...]

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Obama administration: New citations likely for oil spill

Associated Press — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:10:40 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — The Obama administration says BP and two other companies are likely to face new citations for alleged safety and environmental violations stemming from last year’s Gulf oil spill. Michael Bromwich, head of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, says the upcoming notices stem from reviews that go beyond a federal [...]

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Ice Industries cited by OSHA for safety violations

MBJ Staff — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:01:44 +0000

GRENADA — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Grenada Stamping and Assembly Inc., doing business as Ice Industries Grenada, for 26 safety violations carrying proposed fines of $113,400. In April, OSHA officials opened an inspection at the facility under the agency’s national emphasis program on amputations after learning of [...]

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OSHA cites Marshall Durbin following fatal accident

For the MBJ — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:06:17 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Marshall Durbin Cos. in Hattiesburg for 12 safety and health violations following the December 2010 death of a worker who was struck by a tractor trailer while filling potholes near the plant entrance. The fatality investigation led to a comprehensive inspection of the plant in [...]

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