After a 14-month audit of Occupational Safety & Health Administration workplace injury and illness data collection and reporting methods, the GAO recommends the agency 1) require inspectors to interview workers during records audits to obtain injury or illness information and substitute other workers when those initially selected for interviews are not available
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Cranesville Aggregate Faces $509K In Fines For Bagging Plant Violations
Cranesville Aggregate Co.’s Scotia Bag Plant, which packages cement, dry mix concrete, asphalt repair and related Pak-Mix brand products, could incur up to $509,000 in proposed penalties after OSHA cited the Scotia, N.Y., operation for 33 alleged “willful, repeat and serious violations” of workplace safety and health standards following comprehensive inspections over the past six months
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