US Compliance Warns of OSHA Fines for Temporary Workers and Excessive Noise Levels

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Hackettstown Patch reporter Jason Koestenblatt wrote that temporary workers staffed by an agency to work at a distribution center in Wharton, NJ, were exposed to excessive noise and safety hazards, leading to hefty fines for three separate companies. The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began a safety inspection on December 1, 2014 in response to a formal complaint against Customized Distribution Services, Inc., a general warehousing and storage contractor hired by Whitlock Packaging Corp. to run its Wharton facility. During that initial inspection, OSHA observed high noise levels, which prompted an additional health inspection.

Employees at the location were placed by Action Group Staffing, located in Dover, DE including forklift operators and production line employees. The follow-up investigation found Whitlock Packaging failed to obtain a valid baseline audiogram as required by law, which resulted in a willful OSHA violation. The manufacturer was also cited for one repeat, six serious, and one "other-than-serious" violations. One repeat and one serious violation against Customized Distribution Services was also lodged, and one more against Action Group Staffing. Whitlock Packaging was fined $140,500; Customized Distribution Services was fined $26,400; and Action Group Staffing fined $5,000.

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