Tag: Federal Railroad Safety Act

GE Appliance Maker Facing $194K OSHA Fine

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Jan 24, 2025 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: Jan 24, 2025

A Decatur, Alabama, manufacturer of GE appliances faces $193,585 in proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties after a frontline supervisor’s death, the agency announced January 17. The 58-year-old supervisor suffered fatal injuries while trying to service a door molding machine. Agency inspectors found the company allowed workers to bypass the machine’s safety doors […]

CSX Ordered to Reinstate, Pay Whistleblowers

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Oct 18, 2024 EHS Management

Updated: Oct 18, 2024

A federal administrative law judge (ALJ) ordered Class I railroad freight company CSX Transportation Inc. to reinstate two railroad workers who were wrongfully terminated for reporting safety concerns and pay the workers a total of $453,510, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced October 11. The decision out of the Department of Labor’s Office […]