Tag: robbery

OSHA Cites Circle K After Florida Cashier Shot

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Aug 19, 2024 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: Aug 19, 2024

Convenience store chain Circle K faces a $16,131 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fine after a store cashier in Orlando, Florida, suffered a serious gunshot injury, the agency announced August 14. OSHA inspectors learned that two unidentified men entered the Circle K location on Silver Star Road shortly after 1 a.m. on January 19, 2024; […]

Armored car robbery attempt

OSHA Citation Vacated in Fatal Turnpike Robbery Attempt

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Feb 8, 2021 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: Feb 8, 2021

On January 15, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission vacated an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citation in a fatal attempted robbery of a Pennsylvania Turnpike toll collection van. The cited employer disputed the agency’s citation for a serious violation of the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard (29 CFR 1910.132(a)). An armed guard […]