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Ohio Foundry’s Failure to Protect Workers Led to Fatal Steam Explosion, OSHA Finds

A federal workplace safety investigation into a Beford, Ohio foundry explosion that caused the death of a maintenance supervisor and injuries to 15 other employees found the operator, I. Schumann & Co. LLC, failed to protect workers from the hazard …

OSHA Fines 2 Ohio Metal Casting Facilities For Mixing Water And Molten Material

With proper training, people working in metal casting facilities know that mixing water and molten material can be a serious, if not deadly mistake, as tragic incidents at two Ohio companies in 2022 showed. On July 10, the combination of …