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Tupelo, MS Dog & Fish food Manufacturing Plant Blast, Dec 1977 - 0 views

  • Eighteen other persons were injured.
  • five other victimsd remained in critical condition
  • Authorities speculated the explosion may have been triggered by a spark from either electrical or welding work being conducted at the site.
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  • Four persons were listed in satisfactory condition at a Memphis Hospital and six were listed in satisfactory or fai
  • hree of the injured were employees of Jesco Construction Co. Inc. and two were workers for McCulley Electrical Co. -- two local firms that were conducting repair and maintenance work at the plant at the time of the explosion.
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  • two large food processors in the plant's grain drying room.
  • uthorities said the explosion apparently originated in a grain drying room
  • Sunshine Mills and Grain Inc
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What's ahead under Obama's OSHA « FDRsafety - 0 views

  • Protecting America’s Workers Act
  • Employers can expect a shift away from the cooperative policy of the recent past to a more aggressive, citation/violation-based approach.
  • More inspectors:
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  • More attention to recordkeeping:
  • multi-employer worksites.
  • 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that OSHA can increase its citation/violation authority over owners and controlling employers for the safety actions of subcontractors.
  • Solis v. Summit Contractors.
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