Besse Forest Products Group has been asked to pay $76,000 for OSHA violations, including one which resulted in the partial amputation of a 58-year-old employee's finger at a company-owned veneer plant.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is not likely to push forward on a comprehensive combustible dust standard in 2016 due to the complexity of the hazard and an already robust regulatory agenda, according to a report by Brian Dabbs in According to a story on Bloomberg BNA.

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Furniture manufacturer MooreCo Inc. exposed workers to hazards twice in 14 months, says OSHA, fining it and its temporary staffing agency Manpower Group US Inc. in Temple, Texas, $161,000.

Mass-Granite, a granite countertop manufacturer in Acton, MA, faces $87,000 in OSHA fines for exposing employees to safety hazards, including some for which it was fined previously but didn't correct, according to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

Linden Lumber, a sawmill located in Linden, AL, was cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for two repeated and seven serious safety and health violations. The company faces a fine of more than $43,000.

Acute, long-term exposure to wood dust led to the death of a 55-year-old finish sander at a Montana cabinet shop, OSHA says. A recent inspection also found 21 serious safety that exposed workers to respiratory hazards, fire, explosion, and amputation. Oak Creations faces a $50,000 fine.

Ashley Furniture has been cited by OSHA for two wilful violations after a 56-year-old employee had his right ring finger amputated following a March 11 incident. This is the second incident of its kind since January, making it a willful violation. The residential furniture maker faces fines of $83,200 in the July 21 citations.

OSHA cites Shady Knob Pallet Co. for 17 serious safety violations as 14-year-old is allowed to operate planer illegally, resulting in loss of hand at Middlefield, Ohio, pallet manufacturer.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued 25 repeat and 15 serious safety and health citations to Sterling Seating, a manufacturer of chairs and bar stools. Also cited was On Target Staffing, which provides workers to the wood products manufacturer.