Enforcement and Inspection

OSHA Proposes Whopping Fine for Manufacturer, Staffing Agency

OSHA has been adamant in its insistence that employers and staffing agencies share responsibility for temporary worker protection. Get the latest on a big-dollar case with wide-ranging implications.

A Georgia auto parts manufacturer and a staffing agency were cited and fined for continuing to expose workers to fall, amputation, and electrocution hazards at a site in Thomson, Georgia. Acting on a complaint, and as part of a regional emphasis program in the auto parts industry, OSHA investigated and cited the parts maker and a staffing agency it used with 24 violations.

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