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Midwest Racking Manufacturing , Inc . and Ormet Primary Aluminum Corp have been frequently found in violation of OSHA standards and have been found to have serious and willful violations that seriously affect the health and safety of its workers . Midwest 's violations go back ten years , while Ormet has a long history of violations that goes back to 1974 . Both companies have a great deal of improvements to make in to avoid such violations in the future

Midwest Racking Manufacturing , Inc . was fined 418 ,200 for various OSHA

violations in October , 2005 . The company is on its way to having a history of such violations . A September , 2003 inspection (initiated by a complaint ) found such violations as : electrical hazards , smoking permitted near flammable substances , a lack of eye and foot protection and improper use of respirators . The number of respirators available to employees was found lacking as well (Potts , 2004 . The violations continued in 2004 when they were fined 462 ,600 for a lack of worker protections , such as personal protective equipment , machine guarding fire prevention measures , safety training , fall protection , and lockout /tagout procedures (Mitchell , 2004 . OSHA intends to improve the health and safety conditions of these workers by instituting such a steep fine

Midwest Racking 's most recent OSHA violation was the result of an April , 2005 inspection in which officials found 33 violations . Among them , 5 were deemed serious , 18 were willful , and included the same lack of protection and safety procedures that garnered the 462 ,200 in fines in 2004 . The most current violations will cost Midwest Racking 418 ,200 . Ormet Primary Aluminum Corp . has had 82 OSHA inspections that date back to 1974 . These inspections have resulted in 315 citations . In 1999 they were fined 8 ,500 for five different violations , including the location of stored materials and the riser levels between steps . In June , 2004 , they were fined 104 ,000 for 17 serious violations and one willful violation . The willful violation was for the failure to install guarding to protect workers from a sprocket wheel and chain . The 17 serious violations included trip and fall hazards , energy control deficiencies , electrical hazards and protective equipment deficiencies The protective equipment deficiencies are a hazard shared by both Ormet and Midwest Racking . The company 's machine-guarding problems have resulted in many of the 82 violations that Ormet has received since 1974 (Mitchell , 2004

Midwest Racking should begin to repair its safety violations by ensuring that their employees have access to proper safety equipment and that there is enough eye and foot protection for all of its employees . In addition , they need to do a full inspection of available respirators and ensure both that they are in good working and that there are enough available for all employees . They should begin a full safety training course in which outside consultants can tour the facility and make OSHA-inspired safety suggestions . In addition , Midwest Racking should have a permanent safety consultant on staff . This consultant...