Chicago Heights factory fined more than $145,000 for unsafe conditions, training concerns

Gerresheimer Glass’s plant at 11th and Arnold streets in Chicago Heights is the subject of more than $145,000 in penalties from the Department of Labor over training and safety concerns. The U.S. Department of Labor has accused a manufacturer of glassware for medical use of failing to properly train workers at its Chicago Heights factory, and is recommending $145,415 in penalties, according to a statement from the department.

“Ignoring OSHA and industry-recommended machine safety procedures is a leading cause of injuries in the manufacturing industry,” the administration’s Chicago South Area Director James Martineck wrote. “Workers must be trained in specific safety procedures for each machine they operate or service and they should never be exposed to operating machine parts.”

Contesting the fee would put the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in charge of evaluating the charges, according to a spokesman for the Labor Department.The report from the January inspection said one of the machines was not shut down while it was being repaired by an employee, there were tripping hazards on the ground, workspaces were not properly maintained and staff operating machines and forklifts were not adequately trained.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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