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- Southern VT, Southern ME
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- John Deere 4100 HST /410 FEL, R4s
1000 injuries in 3 1/2 years
Whats up with this place?
OSHA says the company's safety record is so poor that the administration has placed Ashley in its "Severe Violator Enforcement Program." Over the past three-and-a-half years, more than 1,000 work-related injuries were reported among the 4,500 employees at the facility, including one who had three fingers cut off last summer in a woodworking machine that OSHA said did not have the required safety mechanisms.
"Ashley Furniture has created a culture that values production and profit over worker safety, and employees are paying the price," U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez said in a statement. "Safety and profits are not an 'either, or' proposition. Successful companies across this nation have both."
"The company apparently blamed the victims for their own injuries, but there is clear evidence that injuries were caused by the unsafe conditions created by the company.
Wow these guys had 3.85 Billion in annual revenue. The fines are just a drop in the bucket it's said.
I worked in an upstart panelized factory for a very short time many years ago. And it was an especially dangerous place especially for the many inexperienced people they were hiring to meet the high demand of getting the job done.
Pedal actuated cut off saws, hydraulic framing tables, rapid fire track mounted nail guns Seemed like every night somebody was off to the ER :shocked:
I know several incidences where guys have been hurt either in a millshop or at a jobsite. Sawmill too. My GC buddy sliced 3 fingers badly on a table saw when he was in college. Still has them though.
Ashley Furniture Facing Massive Rebuke from OSHA | PTR
Ashley Furniture accused of worker safety violations - CBS News
Whats up with this place?
OSHA says the company's safety record is so poor that the administration has placed Ashley in its "Severe Violator Enforcement Program." Over the past three-and-a-half years, more than 1,000 work-related injuries were reported among the 4,500 employees at the facility, including one who had three fingers cut off last summer in a woodworking machine that OSHA said did not have the required safety mechanisms.
"Ashley Furniture has created a culture that values production and profit over worker safety, and employees are paying the price," U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez said in a statement. "Safety and profits are not an 'either, or' proposition. Successful companies across this nation have both."
"The company apparently blamed the victims for their own injuries, but there is clear evidence that injuries were caused by the unsafe conditions created by the company.
Wow these guys had 3.85 Billion in annual revenue. The fines are just a drop in the bucket it's said.
I worked in an upstart panelized factory for a very short time many years ago. And it was an especially dangerous place especially for the many inexperienced people they were hiring to meet the high demand of getting the job done.
Pedal actuated cut off saws, hydraulic framing tables, rapid fire track mounted nail guns Seemed like every night somebody was off to the ER :shocked:
I know several incidences where guys have been hurt either in a millshop or at a jobsite. Sawmill too. My GC buddy sliced 3 fingers badly on a table saw when he was in college. Still has them though.
Ashley Furniture Facing Massive Rebuke from OSHA | PTR
Ashley Furniture accused of worker safety violations - CBS News