Ukuvalelwa ngaphandle kokhuseleko - Ukufa kwabantu abaninzi kwiinkampani ngoJanuwari

I-Connecticut Chamber of Commerce and Industry yisithethi seshishini eConnecticut. Amawaka eenkampani ezingamalungu zikhuthaza utshintsho kwiState Capitol, zibumba ingxoxo malunga nokukhuphisana kwezoqoqosho, kwaye zilwela ikamva elingcono kubo bonke.

Nika iinkampani ezingamalungu eCBIA izisombululo ezintsha nezingabizi kakhulu zeinshurensi kunye neenzuzo zabasebenzi. Iinshurensi yezonyango, yobomi, yokukhubazeka, yamazinyo, njl.

Ngomhla wama-28 kweyoMqungu ngo-2021, i-chiller yesityalo esilungisa iinkukhu eGainesville, eFlorida yawa. Abasebenzi abathandathu basweleka emva kokuba i-chiller yesityalo yawa, ikhupha i-nitrogen engamanzi engenambala nengenavumba emoyeni wesityalo, ithatha indawo ye-oxygen egumbini.

Abasebenzi abathathu bokulungisa izinto bangena kwifriji ngaphandle kokuthatha amanyathelo okhuseleko—abazange bafumane iziphumo ezibulalayo zokuvezwa yi-nitrogen—kwaye boyiswa ngoko nangoko.

Abanye abasebenzi bangena kwigumbi baza nabo bathomalaliswa. Abasebenzi abathathu bokulungisa kunye nabanye abasebenzi ababini bafa ngoko nangoko, kwaye owesithandathu wafa endleleni eya esibhedlele.

Ulawulo lwezeMpilo kunye noKhuseleko eMsebenzini lweSebe lezeMisebenzi laseMelika luphande ngesi siganeko lwaza lwafumanisa ukuba iFoundation Food Group Inc. kunye neMesser LLC eBridgewater, eNew Jersey azizange zisebenzise naziphi na iinkqubo zokhuseleko eziyimfuneko ukuthintela ukuvuza kwe-nitrogen kwaye azizange zinike abasebenzi impendulo. Yiba nolwazi kunye nezixhobo ezinokusindisa ubomi babo.

I-OSHA ikhankanye ukwaphulwa kwemithetho yeFoundation Food Group, iMesser LLC, iPackers Sanitation Services Inc. Ltd. yaseKeeler, eWisconsin, kunye neFS Group Inc. yaseAlbertville, eAlabama (zonke zinoxanduva lokusebenza kwesityalo saseGainesville) kwaye icebise ukuhlawula isohlwayo se-US$998,637.

I-OSHA ikhankanye ukwaphulwa kwemithetho okungama-26 yiFoundation Food Group Inc., kuquka ukwaphulwa kwemithetho ngabom okuthandathu kwabasebenzi abenzakele bubushushu kunye neengozi zokufunxwa ngenxa yokukhutshwa kwe-nitrogen engamanzi okungalawulwayo;ukusilela ukuphuhlisa, ukubhala phantsi, kunye nokusebenzisa iinkqubo zokutshixa ngaphandle; akukho Bazise abasebenzi ukuba i-nitrogen engamanzi (iarhente yokukrwitshwa) isetyenziswa kwisikhenkcezisi esikwindawo yokusebenza; musa ukuqeqesha abasebenzi ngeendlela kunye nokuqwalasela okusetyenziselwa ukubona ubukho okanye ukukhululwa kwe-nitrogen; musa ukuqeqesha abasebenzi ngeengozi ze-nitrogen engamanzi, kwaye musa ukuqeqesha abasebenzi Qhuba uqeqesho malunga neenkqubo ezingxamisekileyo zokuzikhusela.

Le arhente ifumanise ukuba uMesser wonzakele waza wafuthanisela abasebenzi ngenxa yokukhutshwa okungalawulwayo kwe-nitrogen engamanzi; akaphumelelanga ukuqinisekisa indlela yokuphuma engenamqobo; kwaye akaphumelelanga ukuphuhlisa, ukubhala phantsi, nokusebenzisa iinkqubo zokuvala, kwaye akaqinisekisanga ukuba umqeshi ophetheyo kunye nomenzi wekontrakta babelane ngeenkqubo zokuvala.

Le arhente icaphule iPackers Sanitation Services Inc. Ltd., ebonelela ngeenkonzo zokucoca nezokucoca iziko, isithi inkampani ayikwazanga ukuqeqesha abasebenzi ngeengozi ze-nitrogen engamanzi kunye ne-ammonia e-anhydrous, kwaye ayikwazanga ukuqinisekisa ukuba bahlanjwa amehlo ngokukhawuleza, nto leyo ebangele amatyala ali-17 anzima. Ukwaphulwa komthetho, ukwaphulwa komthetho okuphindwe kabini kuyafumaneka kwaye akuthintelwa.

I-OSHA ikhankanye ukwaphulwa okufanayo ngabaqeshi ngo-2017 nango-2018. Ukongeza, i-OSHA ifumanise ukuba iPackers ayiphumelelanga:

I-OSHA ikwakhankanye ukwaphulwa okunzulu okusibhozo okwenziwe yi-FS Group Inc., eyenza izixhobo kwaye ibonelela ngeenkonzo zoomatshini, engakwazanga ukuqeqesha abasebenzi ngeengozi zomzimba nezempilo ze-nitrogen engamanzi kunye neenkqubo ezingxamisekileyo ezinxulumene ne-nitrogen engamanzi.

Le nkampani ikwasilele ukuqinisekisa ukuba iinkqubo ezithile ezibhaliweyo zokuvala umsebenzi ziye zaphuhliswa kwaye zasetyenziswa, kwaye umqeshi ophetheyo kunye nomenzi-kontrakta babelane ngolwazi malunga neenkqubo zokuvala umsebenzi.

Ezi nkampani zineentsuku ezili-15 zokusebenza zokuthobela imimiselo emva kokufumana ii-subpoenas kunye nezohlwayo, ukucela iintlanganiso ezingacwangciswanga nabalawuli bengingqi ye-OSHA, okanye ukuphikisana neziphumo zophando phambi kwekomiti ezimeleyo yokujonga ukhuseleko lomsebenzi kunye nempilo.