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San Antonio Company Litho Press Inc. Cited for Alleged “Serious” OHSA Violations

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OSHA cited Litho Press Inc. with nineteen alleged “serious” violations.  The company could face penalties of $53,550.00

The alleged violations occurred at Litho Press Inc.’s site in San Antonio.  OSHA alleges that some of the company’s practices resulted in employees being at risk for suffering amputations from improper machine guarding.  The alleged inadequate machine guarding for for things including pulleys, belts, and shafts.  There was also an alleged fall hazard issues.  Workers could have fallen approximately nine feet as a result of a sixteen-inch gap in a guardrail.  Among other options, the company can request an informal conference with OSHA’s San Antonio Area Office.

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Dean Malone is the founder of Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a jail neglect civil rights law firm. Mr. Malone earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA, and from Baylor University School of Law with a general civil litigation concentration. Mr. Malone served in several staff positions for the Baylor Law Review, including executive editor. Mr. Malone is an experienced trial lawyer, trying a number of cases to jury verdict and also handling arbitrations through final hearing. He heads the jail neglect section of his law firm, in which lawyers litigate cases involving serious injury and death resulting from jail neglect and abuse. Lawyers frequently refer cases to Mr. Malone due to his focus on this very complicated civil rights practice area.
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