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OSHA Notifies Panama City Businesses of High Injury and Illness Rates
03/10/10 - 02:58 PM

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration surveys employers to collect workplace injury and illness data it uses to identify employers whose injury and illness rates are considerably higher than the national average.  A letter has been sent to about 15,000 workplaces with the highest numbers of injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work, restricted work activities or job transfers, known as the DART rate.

There are 14 businesses in Panama City that made the list.

“Receipt of this letter means that workers in that particular establishment are being injured at a higher rate than in most other businesses of its kind in the country,” said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Dr. David Michaels. “Employers whose businesses have injury and illness rates this high need to take immediate steps to protect their workers.”

Employers receiving the letters also were provided copies of their injury and illness data, along with a list of the most frequently cited OSHA standards for their specific industry. The letter offered assistance in helping to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses by suggesting, among other things, the use of OSHA’s free safety and health consultation services for small businesses provided through the states.

OSHA identified businesses with the nation’s highest rates of workplace injuries and illnesses through employer-reported data from a 2009 survey of about 100,000 worksites. (This survey collected injury and illness data for calendar year 2008.)  Workplaces receiving notifications had DART rates more than twice the national average among all U.S. workplaces.

OSHA’s consultation program is available to assist in addressing safety and health in the workplace for employers with 250 or fewer workers. This program is administered by a state agency and operated separately from OSHA’s enforcement program. The service is free and confidential, and there are no fines even if problems are found.  Designed for small employers, the consultation program can help an employer identify hazards while finding effective and economical solutions for repairing them. In addition, the OSHA state consultant can assist in developing and implementing a safety and health management system for the workplace.

A list of the employers receiving the letter is available on OSHA’s public Web site at https://www.osha.gov/as/opa/foia/hot_16.html.  A list of OSHA’s consultation services is available at https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness/consult.html.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees.  OSHA’s role is to assure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, outreach, education and assistance.  For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.

The list of Panama City businesses is as follows:

Parthenon Prints Inc, 909 W 39th St, Panama City FL 32405

Lowes Home Centers Inc. # 448, 300 E 23rd St, Panama City FL 32405      

St Andrews Bay Hlth Rhbltation Ctr, 2100 Jenks Ave, Panama City, FL 32405

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, 13300 Allanton Rd, Panama City, FL 32404

Panama City Development Center, 1407 Lincoln Dr, Panama City, FL 32401

Lowes, 11751 Panama Cy Bch Pkwy, Panama City, FL 32407

United Parcel Service Inc, UPS, 3205 Minnesota Ave, Panama City, FL 32405

Genesis Eldercare Nat Ctrs, Bay Center, 1336 Saint Andrews Blvd, Panama City, FL 32405

Glencove Nursing Pavilion, 1027 E Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32401

Lewis Bear Company Inc, 1205 Hub Dr, Panama City, FL 32401

Century Boat Company, C & C Manufacturing, Inc. 6725 Bayline Dr.,

Communtiy Health and Rehabilitation Center, 3611 Transmitter Rd, Panama City, FL 32404

Sikes Contruction Incorporated, 8030 Highway 77, Panama City , FL 32409

CocaCola Bottling Co. Cons., Coca-Cola, 6130 Bayline Drive, Panama City, FL 32404