Meadville company pays over $64K for 2024 teen finger amputation incident

Meadville company fined nearly $65,000 after teen's thumb tip amputated while on the job

A 16-year-old worker's thumb tip was amputated in workplace accident in Crawford County.

Meadville company pays over $64K for 2024 teen finger amputation incident

(WJET/WFXP)-- A Meadville company has been ordered to pay more than $64,000 after a federal investigation into a 2024 incident where an underage worker lost a portion of their finger. Investigators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were looking into the May 2024 incident at Fostermation Inc., where the tip of a 16-year-old worker's thumb was amputated while using a metal forming machine. PA Fish & Boat Commission…

Evraz Inc. NA Canada Fined $575,000 for Workplace Injury - OHS Canada Magazine

Evraz Inc. NA Canada has pleaded guilty in Regina Provincial Court to one violation of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020. The company was fined for contravening clause 10-4 (1) (a) of the regulations (being an employer, fail to provide an effective safeguard when a worker may contact a dangerous moving part of a machine, resulting in the serious injury of a worker). As a result, the Court imposed a fine of $410,714.29 with a s…