Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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How a worker lost six fingers due to his employer’s safety violations

June 21, 2016

A 21-year-old temporary employee’s six fingers were amputated during a workplace accident on November 4, 2015. He had been working for four weeks at Custom Aluminum Products, a metal manufacturer based in South Elgin, Illinois. The…

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OSHA fines four Illinois companies after construction worker’s death

June 16, 2016

An employee sustained fatal blunt force injuries while working at a wastewater treatment plant in Springfield, Illinois, in October 2015. The 42-year-old man was testing joints for leaks inside a 54-inch pipe when an inflatable bladder…

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