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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, fines Huntington Ingalls for safety violations

Associated Press — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:51:50 +0000

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 [...]

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Regulators issue more violations against BP for oil spill

Associated Press — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:38:10 +0000

NEW ORLEANS — Federal regulators have issued a second set of violations against BP for activities related to the 2010 blown-out well that led to the deaths of 11 rig workers and the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued five violations today. The violations claim BP [...]

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PSC fines two telemarketers for ‘No-Call’ violations

MBJ Staff — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:04:26 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi Public Service Commission has fined Maxim Media Marketing Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Sonkei Communications Inc. of American Fork, Utah, a total of $220,000 for violations of the Mississippi “No-Call” law and rules associated with enforcing the law. Commissioner Brandon Presley (D-Nettleton) said both companies violated the “No-Call” law by failing [...]

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