Articles Tagged with ''industrial health and safety''

MILWAUKEE—A 23-year-old man employee of an assembly plant here shot and killed his supervisor Friday before killing himself.

Not all ergonomic risk factors are job-related. Some are known as personal risk factors. These include age, gender, tobacco use, medication and previous injuries.

HARTWELL, GA—Tenneco Automotive’s assembly plant here has been cited by OSHA for 16 safety and health violations totaling $79,300 in fines.

ANN ARBOR, MI—More than half of factory workers who thought they had excellent or good hearing actually suffered hearing loss and didn’t even recognize the problem, a new study shows.

SMYRNA, TN—A worker at Nissan’s assembly plant here was rushed to the hospital Saturday after breaking his leg while repairing a piece of heavy equipment.

ARLINGTON, TX—Firefighters this morning rescued a GM worker whose foot became pinned under a piece of equipment on the assembly line.

STEVENS POINT, WI—Employees at Steel King Industries Inc., a manufacturer of material handling equipment, have logged 136,800 hours—more than a year—without a single lost-time injury.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL—One person was killed Tuesday morning, and 10 others were injured, in an explosion at an auto parts assembly plant here.