According to a partner from a leading Manhattan personal injury law firm, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Buffalo company for numerous safety hazards at its factory in Depew, New York.
“The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has imposed fines against the firm Worldcolor Buffalo for 27 violations of safety and health standards at its printing facility in Depew, New York,” say George W. Ilchert, Esq., a partner with Lurie, Ilchert, Mac Donnell and Ryan, LLP (http://www.limrlaw.com), a personal injury law firm with experience in workplace safety cases. “When officials went to inspect the company’s plant in October 2009, they reported multiple health and safety hazards which they say, if left uncorrected, could be harmful to workers.”
According to Ilchert, officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that if left uncorrected, the violations put workers at risk of serious injury including lacerations, amputation, burns, hearing loss, exposure to asbestos, electric shock, or being caught or trapped in confined spaces or operating machinery.
“In addition to the various safety hazards that the company was cited for, OSHA states that the printing facility lacked a written plan for properly training employees for safety,” says Ilchert. “Also, OSHA claims that the company failed to inform its employees about asbestos in the insulation around pipes and failed to provide a Hepatitis B shots to employees who work in conditions where they are exposed to blood and potentially harmful bacteria.”
According to Ilchert, the inspection also revealed that there were repeated instances of improper transfer and storage of flammable liquids, a lack of protective gear for workers and inadequately maintained electrical equipment. Workers were also exposed to an inordinate amount of combustible dust, according to OSHA’s report.
Established for more than 50 years, Lurie, Ilchert, Mac Donnell & Ryan LLP, located at 475 Park Avenue South (32nd Street) New York, NY, 10016, specializes in representing victims of all types of accidents including construction and demolition, falls from ladders, scaffolds, and roofs, automobiles, trains, and buses, babies with cerebral palsy and other brain damage, general medical malpractice, saws and electrical tools without guards, and slip and fall cases. For more information, call 212-685-7417 or visit www.limrlaw.com.
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“The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has imposed fines against the firm Worldcolor Buffalo for 27 violations of safety and health standards at its printing facility in Depew, New York,” say George W. Ilchert, Esq., a partner with Lurie, Ilchert, Mac Donnell and Ryan, LLP (http://www.limrlaw.com), a personal injury law firm with experience in workplace safety cases. “When officials went to inspect the company’s plant in October 2009, they reported multiple health and safety hazards which they say, if left uncorrected, could be harmful to workers.”
According to Ilchert, officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that if left uncorrected, the violations put workers at risk of serious injury including lacerations, amputation, burns, hearing loss, exposure to asbestos, electric shock, or being caught or trapped in confined spaces or operating machinery.
“In addition to the various safety hazards that the company was cited for, OSHA states that the printing facility lacked a written plan for properly training employees for safety,” says Ilchert. “Also, OSHA claims that the company failed to inform its employees about asbestos in the insulation around pipes and failed to provide a Hepatitis B shots to employees who work in conditions where they are exposed to blood and potentially harmful bacteria.”
According to Ilchert, the inspection also revealed that there were repeated instances of improper transfer and storage of flammable liquids, a lack of protective gear for workers and inadequately maintained electrical equipment. Workers were also exposed to an inordinate amount of combustible dust, according to OSHA’s report.
Established for more than 50 years, Lurie, Ilchert, Mac Donnell & Ryan LLP, located at 475 Park Avenue South (32nd Street) New York, NY, 10016, specializes in representing victims of all types of accidents including construction and demolition, falls from ladders, scaffolds, and roofs, automobiles, trains, and buses, babies with cerebral palsy and other brain damage, general medical malpractice, saws and electrical tools without guards, and slip and fall cases. For more information, call 212-685-7417 or visit www.limrlaw.com.
The hiring of a law firm is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience. This press release is designed for general information only. The information presented in this release should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship. Attorney Advertising.
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