OSHA Issues Massive Fine to Ashley Furniture
Ashley Furniture faces $1.76M in fines after OSHA uncovers more than 1,000 worker injuries at Wisconsin site in past 36 months.
OSHA claims Ashley Furniture, the nation’s largest furniture retailer, exposed employees to amputations and other hazards. The agency says that during a 36-month period, 4,500 employees at Ashley Furniture Industries Inc., in Arcadia, Wisc., experienced more than 1,000 work-related injuries.
In one case, a worker became a statistic when he lost three fingers in July 2014 while operating a dangerous woodworking machine without required guards and lockout/tagout procedures in place. Of the injuries recorded, more than 100 were caused by similar circumstances.
