Tag: amputations

OSHA Enforcement Roundup Q2 2025

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues to carry out inspections and issue citations to employers that expose workers to hazardous conditions. We’ve summarized some of the key enforcement cases from the past few months for a look at where OSHA is focusing its efforts. Metal components manufacturer faces $65K in fines A Pennsylvania […]

OSHA Renews Emphasis Program for Amputations

On June 26, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the renewal of a national emphasis program (NEP) of outreach, inspection, and enforcement to address amputations in manufacturing. The new NEP replaces one set to expire June 27. The updated program will remain in effect for five years, according to the agency. Changes to […]

Back to Basics: Preventing Amputations and Other Mechanical Hazards

Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine mechanical hazards. If your company is in the manufacturing sector, your employees likely face mechanical hazards, including the risk of amputation, from operating, cleaning, maintaining, or repairing equipment or machinery. Last September, […]

New Jersey Commercial Bakery Settles OSHA Citations

Valenti’s Bakery LLC, a Patterson, New Jersey, commercial bakery, has reached a settlement agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to resolve litigation after a May 2024 follow-up investigation at the company’s facility found previously identified hazards hadn’t been addressed. OSHA initially investigated Valenti’s Bakery in June 2023 after an employee suffered partial […]