{"id":823,"date":"2017-04-26T14:45:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T18:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/?p=823"},"modified":"2017-04-26T14:57:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T18:57:25","slug":"dirty-dozen-national-cosh-releases-report-companies-put-workers-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/2017\/04\/26\/dirty-dozen-national-cosh-releases-report-companies-put-workers-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dirty Dozen: National COSH Releases Report on Companies That Put Workers at Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-826\" src=\"http:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dirty-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"547\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dirty-.jpg 930w, https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dirty--300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dirty--768x736.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dirty--800x766.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/>Just in time for Workers Memorial Day, the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coshnetwork.org\/\">National COSH<\/a>) has announced\u00a0<strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B2MOa-NgCU4ZUFNtT2hSVk9EeEk\/view\">The Dirty Dozen<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> employers of 2017, highlighting companies that put workers and communities at risk due to unsafe\u00a0working conditions. National COSH chooses the &#8220;Dirty Dozen&#8221; by soliciting nominations from health and safety activists around the country.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the more notable members of the list include <a href=\"http:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/2017\/04\/13\/osha-enforcement\/\">Atlantic Drain Services<\/a>\u00a0which received a large OSHA citation earlier this month and TransAm Trucking, the infamous company that fired a freezing worker in a disabled truck for leaving his rig to warm up. Although the trucker got his job back, the TransAm Trucking case played a major role in the confirmation hearing of <a href=\"http:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/2017\/04\/04\/if-neil-gorsuch-is-confirmed-more-workers-will-die-on-the-job\/\">Neil Gorsuch<\/a> who supported the company&#8217;s firing of the employee.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>\u201cDirty Dozen\u201d<\/strong> for 2017 are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Atlantic Drain Services<\/strong> Roslindale, MA: Two workers died in a trench; manslaughter indictments; new Boston ordinance to revoke permits for companies with poor safety records.<\/p>\n<p><strong>California Cartage<\/strong> Long Beach, CA: Death of a driver; serious violations in GA and CA; lack of machine safeguards, faulty brakes and other hazards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dedicated TCS, <\/strong>Lansing, IL: Worker died inside a confined space; company cited three times for similar violations; $226,000 in OSHA fines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dollar General <\/strong>Goodlettsville, TN<strong>: <\/strong>\u201cA fire disaster waiting to happen\u201d; over 100 citations and $1 million in fines for blocked exits; former Labor Dept. official calls for criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environmental Enterprises, Inc.<\/strong> Spring Grove, OH: Worker killed in a chemical explosion; OSHA describes a \u201ccomplete disregard for employee\u2019s safety\u201d; indictment for involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fuyao Glass America<\/strong> Dayton, OH: Workers exposed to broken glass without proper protection; 23 serious OSHA violations; extensive complaints from workers, who are exposed to risk of amputation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nissan USA<\/strong> Franklin, TN: Five workers dead in five years; $99,000 in proposed OSHA fines; workers say they fear losing their jobs if they report injuries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pilgrim\u2019s Pride<\/strong> Greeley, Colorado: Death in a poultry processing plant; worker loses fingers because management \u201cdid nothing\u201d to address amputation risk; exposure to toxic ammonia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PrimeFlight<\/strong> Nashville, Tennessee: Exposure to blood borne pathogens; 22 OSHA violations in three years; OSHA cites conditions \u201clikely to cause death or serious harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>TransAm Trucking<\/strong> Olathe, Kansas: \u201cFrozen Trucker\u201d fired for protecting his own safety; company wages seven-year court battle; Worker wins $280K in back pay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samsung<\/strong> Seoul, South Korea: 200+ serious illnesses, 76 deaths; refusal to disclose information, claiming \u201ctrade secrets\u201d; secret plan to \u201cdominate employees\u201d and \u201cpunish leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Valley Garlic <\/strong>Coalinga, CA<strong>; X-Treme AG <\/strong>Kerman, CA<strong>: <\/strong>Four migrant workers dead after crash of illegal transport van; U.S. Dept. of Labor lawsuit; contractor enjoined from transporting agricultural workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just in time for Workers Memorial Day, the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) has announced\u00a0\u201cThe Dirty Dozen\u201d employers of 2017, highlighting companies that put workers and communities at risk due to unsafe\u00a0working conditions. 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