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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered e-Smart Technologies Inc. to pay back wages with interest and approximately $600,000 in compensatory damages to a California worker who was discharged after raising concerns about misinformation contained in a draft public filing. OSHA also ordered the company to reinstate the whistleblower to his former position. The action resulted from a whistleblower investigation conducted by OSHA's regional office in San Francisco under the whistleblower protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited BP North American Inc. and BP-Husky Refining LLC's refinery in Oregon, Ohio, with 42 alleged willful violations, including 39 on a per-instance basis, and 20 alleged serious violations for exposing workers to a variety of hazards including failure to provide adequate pressure relief for process units. Proposed penalties total $3,042,000. OSHA began its inspection at the refinery located near Toledo, Ohio, in September 2009 as part of the agency's Refinery National Emphasis Program.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Chipco LLC, a natural gas well salvage and capping business, based in Zanesville, with two alleged willful and seven alleged serious violations of federal workplace safety standards, following the death of a worker at a natural gas well site in Londonderry, Ohio. The alleged willful violations cite the company's failure to provide appropriate respiratory protection, assess the worksite for potential respiratory hazards and provide adequate training.
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