by Associated Press Published: June 13,2012
Tags: citations, federal agency, federal government, fines, health, jails, penalties, prisons, safety, workplace safety
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 [...] [...]
JACKSON — Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley (D-Nettleton) reports the Mississippi Public Service Commission has fined Greatest Virtual Offices, LLC of Phoenix, Ariz., $45,000 for violations of the Mississippi “No-Call” law and rules associated with enforcing the law. Presley said Greatest Virtual Offices violated the “No-Call” law by failing to register and purchase the State’s [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 15,2012
Tags: accident, Congress, disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, explosion, fines, food, gas, habitat, highways, hospitality, infrastructure, legislative branch, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, penalties, pollution, representatives, restaurants, roads, seafood, streets, tourism, tourists, transportation, visitors, wildlife
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are hoping the House of Representatives will look favorably on “overwhelming” Senate support for legislation that will direct fines from the BP oil spill to Mississippi and other Gulf Coast states. The Senate yesterday approved (74-22) the Moving Ahead for Progress in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 16,2012
Tags: citations, federal government, furniture, furniture maker, investigation, manufacturer, manufacturing, penalties, safety violations, workplace safety
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 15,2012
Tags: courts, demand, inmates, jails, law enforcement, mayor, municipal government, penalties, prisons, resignation, sex, state government, wardens, witness tampering
WALNUT GROVE — A Mississippi mayor who also worked as a jail warden pleaded guilty yesterday to witness tampering and resigned from office after facing charges that he took a female inmate to a hotel to have sex. Grady Sims was mayor of Walnut Grove for 30 years before pleading guilty in U.S. District Court. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 28,2011
Tags: federal government, fines, manufacturing, penalties, safety, shipbuilders, shipbuilding, ships, shipyards, violations, workplace safety
PASCAGOULA — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Pascagoula shipyard for 50 safety violations and has proposed penalties of $176,444. OSHA officials say in a news release that the penalties against Huntington Ingalls Industries and five subcontractors come from a June inspection after receiving a complaint about safety hazards. Huntington Ingalls was [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 29,2011
Tags: citations, disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, fines, gas, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil and gas, oil spill, penalties, petroleum, tourism, tourists
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 8,2011
Tags: accident, courts, damages, disaster, disaster recovery, environment, explosion, gas, lawsuits, liability, offshore drilling, Oil, oil and gas, oil spill, penalties, petroleum
NEW ORLEANS — The companies involved in the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history are trying to prevent government investigations blaming them for the disaster from being used against them by the people and businesses who are suing them. Billions of dollars are potentially at stake in a trial scheduled for February to determine [...] [...]
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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