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Omaha Steve

(103,332 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2015, 08:36 AM Mar 2015

OSHA proposes $45K penalty after worker death (why do R's want to eliminate OSHA?)



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http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/03/16/bowling-worker-dies-after-his-sweatshirt-catches-in-machine/24853159/

The death of a 53-year-old worker at a bowling alley has prompted a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.

In November 2014, David Geiger, who worked at Northwest Lanes in Fairfield, died after his sweatshirt got caught in a pinsetter and he was asphyxiated, according to news reports.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated the death and found that the machine's operating parts were improperly exposed. The findings led to the administration to propose penalties of $45,500.

"A wife, children and a grandchild lost a loved one in a preventable workplace tragedy," said Bill Wilkerson, OSHA's area director in Cincinnati.

FULL story at link. Also see Coroner identifies man killed in bowling alley accident: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/fairfield/2014/11/06/coroner-called-to-fairfield-bowling-facility/18602429/



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(Photo: The Community Press/Jennie Key)

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OSHA proposes $45K penalty after worker death (why do R's want to eliminate OSHA?) (Original Post) Omaha Steve Mar 2015 OP
How sad. marym625 Mar 2015 #1

marym625

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1. How sad.
Tue Mar 17, 2015, 09:10 AM
Mar 2015

I didn't realize that the Rs wanted to do away with OSHA. Not surprised. Why wouldn't they? Fewer dollars spent on safety means more money in the pockets of the oligarchs

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