For several years, inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration identified a disturbing pattern of defective forklifts being used to move, handle, load and unload freight in at least 11 Central Transport LLC shipping terminals …
Forklifts are among the most hazardous vehicles in the workplace, with a great risk of injury and death if they’re not maintained and operated safely. Employers who knowingly and repeatedly expose workers to unsafe forklifts may face stiff penalties. That’s …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a southwest Idaho company $4,500 following a worker’s death. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports in a story on Wednesday that the agency fined Rule Steel on July 3 for violating rules involving forklift …