Portland Law Firm, Susak Powell, Appeals Circuit Court Ruling on Workplace Injury Case
Oregon Workplace Accident Lawyers
Saturday, 28 May 2011 20:51
Portland, Oregon personal injury lawyers from the law firm of Susak & Powell, P.C., have filed an appeal of a recent Circuit Court ruling that denied two Oregon men of the ability to pursue compensation for serious injuries they suffered in a 2007 job site accident.
PORTLAND, Oregon (PRWEB) - The Lincoln County Circuit Court decision in the case, Stanfield et al v. JLG Industries et al (Appellate Court Case No. A147723), denied relief to the plaintiff under the Oregon Employers Liability Act. The case stemmed from an accident that occurred on August 25, 2007, when Stephen Stanfield, Jr. and James MacDonald were working on a scissor lift at a job site for Coastal Fibre, Inc., an Oregon manufacturing company. The scissor lift tipped over, resulting in serious injuries to both men, leaving them unable to work for the foreseeable future.
DOL’s OSHA Cites Parker Hannifin Facility in Mississippi with 33 Safety and Health Violations
Mississippi Workplace Accident Lawyers
Monday, 02 May 2011 04:16
Agency proposes more than $487,000 in fines in response to violations.
BATESVILLE, Mississippi (DOL) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued 33 citations to the Parker Hannifin Corp. plant in Batesville, Mississippi alleging numerous safety and health violations as the result of an inspection that began November 2010. Proposed penalties total $487,700. Cleveland, Ohio-based Parker Hannifin has 170 facilities throughout the U.S. and manufactures machinery for hydraulics, air conditioning, refrigeration and aerospace systems.
OSHA issued 16 repeat citations with $407,000 in fines. Fifteen are safety-related and cover such violations as allowing the air pressure to exceed more than 30 pounds per square inch for cleaning equipment, failing to conduct periodic inspections of the lockout/tagout process in place to prevent accidental energy start-up, failing to train workers on lockout/tagout procedures, failing to unblock exit doors and routes, failing to provide machine guarding and failing to correct electrical deficiencies.
