Texas manufacturer fined $400K in finger amputations
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An El Paso, Texas, metal stamp manufacturer was fined more than $400,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for failing to protect workers from moving parts after an employee lost two fingers inside a 500-ton hydraulic press, the agency announced Monday.
OSHA cited Bolingbrook, Illinois-based D&D Manufacturing Inc. for two willful, 12 serious and three other-than-serious violations totaling $412,750, alleging that the company had a history of workplace safety violations and continued to ignore worker safety protections, the agency said in a statement.
Inspectors alleged that the manufacturer failed to use machine guards, did not conduct regular inspections and failed to ensure workers used protective eye or face equipment and hearing protection.
In 2014, the company was cited for 34 serious and other-than-serious violations and received another 13 citations in 2015.
The company has 15 business days to contest the findings.
D&D Manufacturing did not respond to an email requesting comment.
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