Peoria Workers' Compensation & Personal Injury Law Blog

A Midwestern firm has been cited by the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration in connection with the 2011 death of a 19-year-old worker.

In a scenario too familiar to workers here in Peoria, the man was killed when a trench in which he was working collapsed. The Wisconsin company the man worked for allegedly failed to provide appropriate cave-in protection while the man was working in the trench. Also, an exit path was not cleared for the man to escape the trench in case of emergency.

A welding company far from Peoria has been cited by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for 30 safety violations at one of its metal fabrication facilities. The citations were issued after the Department of Labor agency received complaints about conditions at the Ohio workplace, prompting an inspection and investigation.

With multiple safety violations present, which could cause worker injuries, people here will find it understandable why OSHA has proposed fines of $94,500 for the employer.

A Midwestern manufacturing company has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 20 safety violations as the result of an investigation launched in late November 2011, according to official reports. The company, located far north of Peoria, came under investigation because an employee complained about hazardous conditions that could have caused worker injury.

Afterward, OSHA has issued more than $70,000 in fines for violations found at Duraframe Dipnet in Viola, Wisconsin.

One of the most dangerous aspects tied in with manufacturing jobs is the large and powerful machines many workers must use on a daily basis. The machines, if not equipped with appropriate safety measures, are capable of injuring or killing workers.

Residents of Peoria might have seen this notion play out as the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration tagged an out-of-state manufacturing company with safety violations after a severe worker injury.