Tag: Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Man Dies After Oil Tank Explosion in West Virginia

Authorities say one of four people who were hospitalized after oil tanks exploded in West Virginia has died.

51-year-old Barry Lattea of Weston died Saturday at a Pittsburgh hospital. A medical examiner determined Lattea died of thermal and inhalation injuries.

The four were employees of a company that was removing three oil tanks in West Union on Friday when the tanks exploded. State Department of Environmental Protection spokesman Jake Glance said workers were dismantling the tanks with some type of torch. But the tanks were not entirely empty and caught fire.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the employees worked for Hydrocarbon Well Services of Buckhannon.

OSHA Cites W.Va. Sawmill $85,000 for Workplace Risks

  A West Virginia sawmill that serves the coal industry is facing an $85,000 in federal penalties for what the government says is a workplace that puts its workers at risk of serious injuries.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Monday the proposed penalties follow two investigations and a safety inspection at Wayne Lumber and Mulch Inc. OSHA says the Wayne mill continues to expose its 14 workers to “willful, repeat and serious safety and health hazards…”

The Associated Press attempted to contact Wayne Lumber by telephone but the call was not picked up.

Federal officials say Wayne Lumber processes logs for material used in coal mines.

OSHA says the mill has 15 business days to correct the alleged violations or contest them.

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